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Freestall bedding, milking routine, postdip, milker hygiene, the clean-in-place system and culling for high somatic cell counts are several factors that influence our milk quality.

Since milk quality is a focus in our operation, mastitis and udder care are manageable, even in our challenging environment.

March cow numbers totaled 9.266 million head, up 86,000 cows (0.9%) over a year ago.

Dairy price supports and MILC payments favored by smaller Michigan dairy producers.

One big reason that cull prices remain so high, despite more dairy cows going to slaughter, is that total U.S. red meat production was down 4% in March.

Nearly 30 farm groups endorse dairy policy changes.

Even though dairy cow numbers were up last year, they weren’t enough to offset declining beef cattle numbers.

Heavy milk production could lead to penalties for members who ship more milk than the baseline amount they were assigned.

Ample stocks of dairy products and higher milk production lead to a lower price forecast in April for all major dairy products.

The plant will have a capacity of 30 tons per hour of whole milk powder, equivalent to more nearly 10 million pounds per day of milk.