Program on Dairy Markets and Policy

John Shutske stops by the office to talk about farm stress. We captured three short videos (11 to 15 minutes each) which talk about chronic stess, how stress affects us, and exerting some control over stress in our lives. You can access the videos here or from the Miscellaneous Podcast section of the web site.

There's bears in the woods. Today's milk production report shows strengthening in dairy cow numbers and especially in milk per cow. It's hard to get too optomistic about nearby milk prices given current data. 2019 should yield somewhat better prices but by how much? The outlook video is about 13 minutes long and you can access it here or from the Podcast section of the web site.

There is a new Information Letter Which looks at Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Permits on Public Notice ‐ Dairy Cattle (CAFOs). The purpose of this is to provide a new leading indicator for future growth of milk supply in the United States.