Some good news to report this week on the water front. Exports scheduled today from the state pumps are 9,500 cubic feet per second...

The bears were out in force this week, pressuring the dairy markets to new lows as supplies accumulated and global demand prospects dimmed.

Water was the dominate theme this week in California. After three very dry years, the winter of 2023 is starting to look wet.

The cheese markets came charging out of the gates on Monday. CME spot Cheddar blocks leapt 14.25ȼ, and barrels added a dime. The strong...

The holiday hangover hit hard this year. The cheese markets got off to a particularly rough start, with big losses both Tuesday...

As we end 2022, the weather has turned very wet throughout California. What a blessing. While having a wet winter will not by itself...

In a year full of drama, the butter market was a sensation all its own. It began the year at a relatively lofty height, suffered a...

Like a sack of gifts down a chimney flue, the cheese markets landed with a thud. CME spot Cheddar blocks dropped 11.75ȼ to $1.9775 per...

The dairy markets are in transition. The factors that propelled milk prices above $25 per cwt. this summer – a sustained global milk...

As befits the season, the dairy markets had a lot to digest over the past two weeks. They headed into the Thanksgiving weekend with a...

After sprinting straight uphill last week, the dairy markets paused to catch their breath and, in some cases, to retreat to less...

There is a lot of activity going on right now in the Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) I cover for Milk Producers Council.

The bulls are back in town. Class III milk futures leapt to their highest values in a month or more, and Class IV contracts staged...

Sky-high prices scared away buyers, and the CME spot butter market plummeted on Halloween, dropping below $3 per pound for the first...

This past week National Milk Producers Federation, which represents most of the dairy farmer-owned cooperatives in the country...

Global milk output has been in decline for a full year, muffling anxieties about the impact of sky-high dairy prices and a strong...

At the end of September, the Board of Directors of the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GKGSA) took action to...

U.S. dairy producers forged ahead in September, posting increases in milk production for the third consecutive month. Totaling...

Another sizzling inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that U.S. consumers are feeling pinched from all sides...

On Monday, October 3, the Producer Review Board (PRB) met in Modesto and tackled a significant agenda. Normally approving the minutes...