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Butter prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade event plunged 12.5% to $5,807 per metric ton, or $2.63 per pound on an 80% butterfat equivalent.

Springer heifer trade currently is light nationwide.

Milk futures have been impacted significantly by dry whey and nonfat dry milk, making rebounds to previous highs more difficult to achieve.

With so much uncertainty swirling on both the income and cost sides of the ledger, Phil Plourd with ever.ag says that’s a reason to be proactive about risk management, not complacent.

Class III milk markets settled 40-50 cents lower although certain months were trading down near a limit of 75 cents near the close.

Great Lakes Cheese broke ground on a $500 million state-of-the-art manufacturing and packaging plant. Located in Franklinville, N.Y., the nearly 500,000-square-foot facility is expected to be completed in early 2024.

Pardon the pun, but dealing with scours can be a real pain in the butt. It’s frustrating, it’s costly, and it can be downright messy at times.