Industry News

We had so much fun with our cheese advent calendar last Christmas that we decided to compile a June Dairy Month version, featuring 30 days' worth of ice cream flavors from creameries across the country.

A projected shortage of perch available to naturally harvest in the Great Lakes has the aquaculture industry looking for help from former dairy farmers.

A team of researchers from University of California – Davis, Washington State University, University of Idaho and South Dakota State have developed a set of surveys to better understand the impact of COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic on U.S. dairy farms.

Please fill out this survey as soon as possible.

U.S. milk production growth moderated in April as pressures related to COVID-19 reached back to the farm. First, the numbers.

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include comments from Dairy Farmers of America regarding the lawsuit filed in North Carolina.

Dean Foods’ financial struggles continue to reverberate throughout the dairy industry, affecting farmer milk checks for producers nearly nationwide.

Digest Highlights

• June 2020 Class I base dips below $11.45 per cwt
• Dairy leaders urge U.S. dairy product aid to other nations
• Global Dairy Trade index rises
• Dairy margins improved in first half of May
• Wisconsin temporarily lifts checkoff on dumped milk
• U.S. patent office guide helps protect generic cheese, meat names
• HEROES Act approved in House but Senate action uncertain
• LMA eyes livestock dealer trust fund
• Foremost Farms to close Wisconsin cheese plant
• Progressive Dairy COVID-19 resources