Arizona dairy recalls milk due to insufficient pasteurization
Tirrito Farms LLC is recalling gallon and half gallon bottles of whole milk due to insufficient pasteurization.
A mega-dairy is transforming Arizona’s aquifer and farming lifestyles
Minnesota’s Riverview Dairy has deep pockets and long straws.
Dairy Products are Moving Again
COVID-19 impacts on the dairy industry have been severe, forcing a lot of U.S. dairy producers to dump milk as the pandemic ramped up.
Weekly Digest: April dairy cow slaughter high despite meat plant challenges
April dairy cow slaughter high despite meat plant challenges.
Coronavirus taking a toll on Arizona farmers and ranchers
Arizona’s farmers are on the job during COVID-19 keeping the nation fed. But disruptions, from erratic shifts in consumer spending to Mexico canceling imports, are causing financial distress in certain sectors.
THE DECLINE OF “AMERICA’S DAIRYLAND” IS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING WISCONSIN’S RURAL LANDSCAPE
Collapsing prices, the rise of mega farms in warmer states and fluctuations in demand have led to a spate of bankruptcies across the heartland of Wisconsin’s dairy farms.
Class I Utilization Falls to 28% in Federal Orders
Dairy economists with Upper Midwest Federal Milk Marketing Order report that Class I utilization fell to 28% in 2019, down from 28.9% in 2018.
January milk production up 1.2%
January milk output hit 18.8 billion pounds, according to preliminary data in the Agriculture Department’s first Milk Production report of 2020. That’s up 0.9% from January 2019.
Class III futures take a big fall thanks to virus outbreak
Federal dairy industry officials have lowered the forecast for 2020 milk prices. Milk prices in 2019 improved considerably over 2018 with Class III averaging $16.96 compared to just $14.61 for 2018. Earlier forecasts had 2020 milk prices averaging as much as $1 or more higher than 2019.
‘America’s Dairyland’: Wisconsin’s farmers see bleak future
Collapsing prices, the rise of mega farms in warmer states and fluctuations in demand have led to a spate of bankruptcies Dominic Rushe in Wonewoc, Wisconsin @dominicru A cow stands in a barn at the Lake Breeze Dairy farm in Malone, Wisconsin. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Goodman family has been milking cows in Wisconsin since […]
