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Dairy farmers will now be able to protect their milk price on a quarterly basis.

As the dairy crisis slogs into its fifth year , there is renewed interest, once again, in some form of supply management.

Across the country, dairy farmers are struggling to make ends meet. While some are opting out of the business, others are hoping to weather the storm.

The industry is in crisis and there is no simple fix to the problem. Consecutive years of mediocre margins and possible erosion of farm equity mean there are some tough questions to be answered.

Analysts expect milk prices to remain depressed through at least the first half of 2018.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.  Sadly, milking cows in 2018 was like a flashback to 2016. 

As dairy farmers try to manage risk moving into 2019, about the only thing you can say is that there is uncertainty as to which risk management tools is best.

The country’s dairy farmers are in for another challenging year with milk farm prices only expected to improve slightly, following four straight years of low prices, experts said Thursday.

Missouri’s Gov. Eric Greitens signed the state’s budget on Jan. 5 which included $660,000 to fund a dairy risk management program created by the Missouri Dairy Revitalization Act.

Milk prices insurance through Dairy Revenue Protection from the American Farm Bureau Federation is available as of Oct. 9

The “Dairy Farm Sustainability Act” would create a price floor for milk and would trigger payments when prices drop.

International milk prices posted their sharpest rise since May on Wednesday, as supply tightened in the world’s largest exporter, New Zealand.

Global dairy prices rise 5.9 percent at auction.

Global dairy prices rise 4.9%, the biggest lift in more than a year.

U.S. dairy producers continue to struggle to make ends meet.

Purdue University economist Brent Gloy discusses the factors that are contributing to debt loads and shifting balance sheets across the country.

Managing basic fundamentals can lead to better profits.