Industry News

Digest Highlights

• New Holstein ‘lifetime’ milk record tops 460,700 pounds
• FARM Program to resume on-farm evaluations this fall
• Global Dairy Trade index up slightly
• Ag Economy Barometer turns more positive
• Things you might have missed

Every summer, photos and videos of cute calves, Jerseys with their tongues out and tall glasses of milk cover social media feeds as we celebrate June Dairy Month. Farm tours, ice cream parties and other events promoting dairy will also be hosted (many virtually, this year). As farms, companies, organizations and stores share their love of dairy, we hope to have positive conversations with the public about dairy farming, animal welfare, nutrition and sustainability, but we must also prepare for the negative attention we will undoubtedly receive from animal welfare activists.

World Dairy Expo 2021 will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, with discussion of a long-term contract extension underway.

Dairy producers participating in the 2021 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program will see even higher indemnity payments for February milk marketings.

Digest Highlights

• USDA: More corn and soybean acreage but smaller hay area in 2021
• National Holstein Convention returning to in-person
• USDA buying 12.3 million pounds of cheese
• Dairy outlook updates
• PPP loan application deadline extended
• Things you might have missed

A deadline for dairy producers to sign on to a letter seeking Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) reforms has been extended until April 5.