With New York adding two large dairy plants, Dairy Farmers of America is expecting 2025 to bring modest growth for its Northeast members.
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Without access to USDA’s privileged data, it’s hard to say how recent changes to federal milk marketing orders will affect dairy farmers, but past performance can provide a clue.
Dairy farmers’ profits this year will depend in part on the strength of the export market.
Lancaster County farmer Amos Miller can continue selling raw milk to out-of-state customers while the Pennsylvania Ag Department pursues a lawsuit against him, an appeals court has ruled.
Connecticut has become at least the sixth state to introduce legislation allowing whole milk in schools.
North Dakota is the latest state to pursue legislation allowing schools to serve whole milk. A bill passed a committee vote Jan. 17.
With the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, it is important that dairy producers develop a biosecurity plan. Penn State Extension is offering an in-person workshop at eight locations across the state.
Dairy farmers and cooperatives have approved pricing changes in each of the 11 federal milk marketing orders. The move restores the “higher of” formula for pricing fluid milk and increases the make allowance that helps processors cover their costs.
With the avian influenza threat rising in Pennsylvania, J. Craig Williams got a chance to help where the disease is already raging.
Robots’ ability to create consistent access to feed and clear manure are driving dairy farmer’s interest in ag technology.
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