Dean Foods must pay more than $29 million it owes to Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) for milk procurred last spring prior to the company’s bankruptcy sale, according to the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The amount represents about 90% of Dean’s delinquent payments for milk marketed through FMMOs from April 1-May 4, 2020.

There’s still a chance for companies to submit their pitches to present new dairy industry technology on the new Nexus stage at the PDPW Business Conference.

Digest Highlights

• DairyAmerica settlement payments are in the mail
• Global Dairy Trade index makes another jump
• USDA awards round 5 ‘food box’ contracts
• Livestock Risk Protection insurance program changes implemented

When Nebraska dairyman Bob Larson built his robotic dairy barn nearly three years ago, he knew right off the bat that water quality was important to cow health and productivity. What he didn’t expect, however, was to run a water treatment trial that would clearly show a 7-pound per cow difference in milk production.

Tim May, known online as Farmer Tim, is a proud fourth-generation dairy farmer and award-winning “agvocate.”

Many dairy producers and industry representatives understand that sharing standard operating procedures (SOPs) with workers, including family members and other employees, is critical to profitability.