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Read coverage of current events and news affecting dairy producers and the industry.

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Digest Highlights

Dean Foods still exploring business options
DMC, livestock disaster program training scheduled for Farm Service Agency staff
Imitators turning back to ‘butter’ on label
Proposal would create Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission
FarmFirst Dairy Co-op issues disaster benefits
Wisconsin farm groups seek Dairy Innovation Hub
DMI names Harden as VP of global environmental strategy
CDI’s Mikhalevsky to retire at the end of 2019
Wisconsin: Bovine TB investigation ongoing
Michigan dairy farmers taking students of virtual tours

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Update Highlights

Quarterly dairy replacement cow prices remain in doldrums
March cull cow prices improve
April Class III price increases
March dairy product output mostly lower
Fluid sales report makes adjustments
Global Dairy Trade index up, but …
Dairy margins end April stronger

Industry News

You’re busy – milking cows, starting the 2019 cropping season and getting ready to celebrate Mother’s Day. With that in mind, Progressive Dairyman looks at issues in the news impacting you and your dairy business. In recognition of your time, we’ll attempt to summarize recent events or actions making dairy headlines and reported in our weekly digital newsletter, Progressive Dairyman Extra. Then, we’ll try to put that news into perspective and briefly describe how it might affect you.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed issuing “Employer Correction Requests,” commonly known as Social Security number “no-match” letters. These notices alert employers of mismatches between submitted Internal Revenue Service W-2 form information and SSA records.

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