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August 27, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report Heat, humidity, and smoke are sapping milk yields around the...
Aug 27, 20214 min read


Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 Initiative Submitted to State
This week, a citizen initiative was submitted to the California Attorney General’s office for review and “title and summary” designation...
Aug 27, 20212 min read


August 20, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report There is an abundance of milk in both the United States and...
Aug 20, 20216 min read
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Makes a Disappointing Announcement
When the pandemic hit in the Spring of 2020, nationwide stay-at-home orders greatly impacted the dairy industry along with huge sectors...
Aug 20, 20213 min read


August 13, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Monica Ganley, Daily Dairy Report After remaining unchanged at $1.635/lb. for nine consecutive...
Aug 13, 20214 min read


August 6, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Monica Ganley, Daily Dairy Report While the world’s best athletes showcase their athletic...
Aug 6, 20215 min read
What is the Correlation Between CME Cash Prices and Prices that Set FMMO Milk Prices?
USDA requires all U.S. dairy manufacturing plants who produce more than 1 million pounds per year of butter, nonfat dry milk, block...
Aug 6, 20213 min read


July 30, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report Like a balloon with a pinhole, the dairy markets are slowly...
Jul 30, 20215 min read


Water Tidbits
How dry is it? Look at these three charts from the Department of Water Resources. This is the driest year on record in terms...
Jul 30, 20213 min read


July 23, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report Milk abounds. U.S. milk output reached 18.955 billion pounds...
Jul 23, 20213 min read


July 16, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Monica Ganley, Daily Dairy Report Following last week’s rally, spot cheese markets buckled...
Jul 16, 20215 min read


July 09, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report The cheese markets came roaring back. CME spot Cheddar blocks...
Jul 9, 20214 min read


July 02, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report The dairy trade checked out early and the markets coasted...
Jul 2, 20213 min read
Referendum to Sunset Quota Program Fails
Late this afternoon, the California Department of Food Agriculture (CDFA) announced that the referendum proposing to sunset the Quota...
Jul 2, 20211 min read


June 25, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report Summer officially arrived this week. Right on cue, the...
Jun 25, 20214 min read
USDA Creating Program to Reimburse Producers: Secretary Tom Vilsack
Last week I wrote about additional pandemic aid USDA will be providing dairy farmers, including an idea that payments should be targeted...
Jun 25, 20211 min read


June 18, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report The dairy markets were awash in red ink this week. June Class...
Jun 18, 20215 min read
USDA Announces Pandemic Aid for Dairy Farmers – and a Suggestion
On June 15, 2021, USDA announced its intention “to address a number of gaps and disparities in previous rounds of aid” with remaining...
Jun 18, 20213 min read


June 11, 2021 MPC Friday Report Highlights
Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report Although summer is off to a sweltering start in much of the...
Jun 11, 20217 min read


Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Makes a Big Decision
During the last big drought in 2014, the California Legislature passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). This historic...
Jun 11, 20214 min read
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