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Producer Review Board Meeting Next Week
The Producer Review Board (PRB) will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday December 17, 2024, at the Stanislaus...
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Class III futures bounced back bigtime this week, led by another strong performance in the whey market. CME spot whey powder rallied...
Dec 13, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The dairy markets had a lot of data to digest along with their turkey. While Americans topped their mashed potatoes and slathered...
Dec 8, 20243 min read
First, Do No Harm
I had the privilege of being a panel member at the 10-year anniversary event of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which...
Dec 6, 20243 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Never doubt the power of the profit motive in a free market. In the face of a devastating virus and a systemic heifer...
Nov 22, 20244 min read


USDA Issues Final FMMO Decision
This past week USDA released a draft of the final rule for modifying the milk pricing formulas in the Federal Milk Marketing Order program.
Nov 16, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Soaring temperatures, summer shortages, and sky-high prices are out of season as the cheese and butter markets hunker down for the winter.
Nov 16, 20243 min read


Quota News
First of all, California producers are in the middle of a referendum period that started on October 11 and ends on January 9, 2025.
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The cheese markets took another big step back this week. CME spot Cheddar blocks plummeted 11.75ȼ and closed at $1.72 per pound,...
Nov 8, 20245 min read
State Water Board Releases Draft Delta Water Quality Control Plan
It is no secret that the two major surface water supply systems that transport water from Northern California to the Central and...
Nov 1, 20243 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
It was an eerily quiet week on LaSalle Street, with no major reports for the dairy markets to digest. So, the trade ruminated on some...
Nov 1, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Dairy market analysts got a surprise this week when USDA released its Milk Production report on Monday with stronger than expected results.
Oct 26, 20244 min read
Water Roundup
Back at the end of August I wrote about a big decision that was going to be made about a particular regulation regarding the outflow of...
Oct 18, 20243 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The dairy markets bounced this week, rejecting the notion that lower prices will be necessary to balance supply and demand. After the...
Oct 18, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The dairy markets are seeking a balance at prices that encourage greater milk output without killing demand. For several...
Oct 11, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The dairy markets have once again proven the old trading adage that the best cure for high prices is high prices. After a spring...
Oct 4, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
After the fireworks of last week, the cheese markets have spent the past few days coming back to earth. Barrels distanced themselves...
Sep 27, 20244 min read
Subsidence Issues Cost Tule Subbasin Landowners & Farmers
The Tule Subbasin probationary hearing took place this past Tuesday, September 17 at the State Water Board in Sacramento. An article by...
Sep 20, 20242 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
U.S. milk output fell short of year-ago volumes for the 14th straight month in August. The deficit was narrow; production was just...
Sep 20, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The dairy markets moved higher again as the trade grappled with structural barriers to expansion throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
Sep 13, 20244 min read
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