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Legislation proposes more whole milk & dairy in SNAP program

Recently introduced legislation would incentivize families to consume more dairy products including whole milk as part of the SNAP program. U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act.  Marshall, who is also a medical doctor,... Read More.

USDA expects milk production to rise

USDA’s Thursday supply and demand report projects milk production will continue to go up in 2025.  That’s based on larger cow inventories and slightly higher milk yields per cow. Prices for butter, cheese, nonfat dry milk (NDM), and whey are all lowered for 2025... Read More.

A2 dairy – more than just milk

A2 Dairy is a specific type of milk that comes from cows that produce only the A2 beta-casein protein.  Breeds like Jersey, Guernsey, and some types of Holsteins are the cows that produce that type of milk naturally. While A2 milk is the primary... Read More.

Minnesota dairy farmers interested in A2 milk

Some dairy farms are looking to capture a potential growth market. Sanchez Philocles with the Minnesota Agricultural Utilization Research Institute says A2 milk is a result of breeding exclusively for A2 so that no A1 beta-casein is present in the milk. “With this study... Read More.

School meal funding emphasized during Senate’s whole milk hearing

A food service director says funding school meal programs is the best use of federal dollars. During Tuesday’s Senate Ag Committee’s hearing, Michigan’s Dan Gorman testified about federal school meal programs which provide nearly 30 million lunches and 15 million breakfasts daily. “Those 45,000,000... Read More.

Senate Ag Committee reviews whole milk in schools

The Director of Nutrition Guidance with USDA says she’s very concerned dairy consumption has declined over the past two decades. During Tuesday’s Senate Ag Committee’s hearing on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, Dr. Eve Stoody said 90 percent of Americans don’t consume the... Read More.

USDA reduces milk production estimate

The USDA has trimmed its milk production projection for 2025. Production is now seen at 226.2 billion pounds, a decline of 700 million from February due to a lower per cow output. The average all milk price is estimated at $21.60 per hundredweight, $1... Read More.

HPAI impact on milk production lessening

A USDA livestock economist says the impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza on milk production seems to be dwindling. Peyton Ferrier says there has been a noticeable decline in milk output, especially in California, where hundreds of new cases of the virus in cattle... Read More.

Milk production down in January, 5% of dairies closed in 2024

U.S. milk production was up fractionally in January as dairy farmers worked to grow their herds. Production in the U.S. totaled more than 19 billion pounds with production per cow down seven pounds from last year. USDA says farmers increased the dairy herd size... Read More.

Minnesota to begin testing raw milk for H5N1

Minnesota will begin testing raw milk for H5N1. Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield the USDA mandate goes into effect February 24th. “And those will be on (farms) that are already tested by the Department of Agriculture, so farmers won’t notice we’ll pull an... Read More.

Tight U.S. milk supplies likely in 2025

A dairy market analyst says older milk cows could drag on production gains in the year ahead. Sarina Sharp with the Daily Dairy Report tells Brownfield last year farmers tried to counter low heifer numbers by keeping milk cows in production longer and culling about 385,000 less... Read More.