Protecting Your Profits

Send us Fan Mail In our October “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, Zach reviews the latest data and updates about the milk marketplace and welcomed Phil Plourd, President of Blimling and Associates, as a special guest. Phil broke down the current dairy market situation and shared what he thinks producers can expect heading into the new year. He discussed continued volatility, forward pricing, feed...

Send us Fan Mail In our September “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, Zach reviews the latest data and updates about the milk marketplace to guide decision-making and risk management strategies. He also provides an update on the USDA Pandemic Market Volatility Program and its timeline for providing COVID-19 relief to dairy farmers.  To receive weekly dairy market updates via email each week, click...

Send us Fan Mail In our August 2021 "Protecting Your Profits" podcast, Zach provides market updates for the United States and Pennsylvania to guide your risk management decisions. He also shares news about the USDA Pandemic Market Volatility Program that will provide COVID-19 relief to dairy farmers and new changes that were announced for the Dairy Margin Coverage program. To receive wee...

Send us Fan Mail In our July 2021 "Protecting Your Profits" podcast, Zach shares key highlights of the most recent USDA dairy-related statistics for the United States and Pennsylvania – including continued milk production and dairy export growth. He also provides Dairy Margin Coverage and Dairy Revenue Protection updates to help dairy producers make risk management decisions. To receive...

Send us Fan Mail In addition to monthly market updates, in our June 2021 podcast, Zach shares some post-pandemic updates as most states lift COVID-19 restrictions on food-service establishments. With these restrictions being lifted, domestic dairy usage has increased and dairy product sales to food service have eclipsed retail dairy sales for the first time since the pandemic began. Zach also prov...

Send us Fan Mail In our May 2021 "Protecting Your Profits" podcast, Zach shares key highlights of the most recent March and April USDA dairy-related statistics for the United States and Pennsylvania. He also provides Dairy Margin Coverage and Dairy Revenue Protection updates to help dairy producers make risk management decisions. To receive weekly dairy market updates via email each week...

Send us Fan Mail In our April 2021 "Protecting Your Profits" podcast, Zach reviews USDA data for the United States and Pennsylvania and discusses several factors that are contributing to increased milk prices despite production growth. Zach also shares important updates on the Dairy Margin Coverage and Dairy Revenue Protection risk management programs. To receive weekly dairy market upda...

Send us Fan Mail The Center publishes two industry scorecards each month: the Pennsylvania one and a scorecard focused on US market data. In this month's episode, Zach Myers drills down into the numbers that make up these two scorecards and shape our current milk marketing dynamics. To receive weekly dairy market updates via email each week, click here to subscribe and get the updates sent to...

Send us Fan Mail The USDA recently released its February Milk Production report, and in that report, they shared 2020 annual cow numbers and milk production results along with licensed dairy farm numbers.  In this episode of "Protecting Your Profits," Zach Myers shares some of the key trends that existed last year across the country. With Pennsylvania ranking #7 in total production, he a...

Send us Fan Mail Last year, we developed a Dairy Producer Survey in cooperation with Penn State’s Smeal College of Business to see what the primary operator and herd demographics were for the state of Pennsylvania. We also wanted to address the impacts of the first outbreak of COVID-19 on PA’s dairy farms. In this episode, Zach shares the results of the survey and key trends found for Pennsylvania...

Send us Fan Mail In our January 2021 podcast, Zach kicks off the new year by sharing an overview of current milk production numbers, an update on dairy exports, and information on how you can take advantage of Dairy Revenue Protection over the coming months. To receive weekly dairy market updates via email each week, click here to subscribe and get the updates sent to you at no cost each week.  

Send us Fan Mail 2020 has been a very challenging year, but dairy exports have been a bright spot. Despite the declines in milk prices, exports have helped bolster that price and kept it from falling as much as it could have otherwise. In our December 2020 podcast, Zach gives an overview of dairy exports throughout 2020.  To receive weekly dairy market updates via email each week, click here to su...

Send us Fan Mail In our November 2020 podcast, Zach gives an overview of what dairy farmers need to know about the upcoming Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Round 2 (CFAP2) deadlines. To receive weekly dairy market updates via email each week, click here to subscribe and get the updates sent to you at no cost each week.  

Send us Fan Mail In the October 2020 monthly podcast, learn more about how the markets are doing and what dairy exports look like in the midst of COVID-19. Zach also shares helpful information and reminders about the DMC and DRP risk management programs. To receive weekly dairy market updates via email each week, click here to subscribe and get the updates sent to you at no cost each week.  

Send us Fan Mail Managing risk and protecting your profits on a dairy farm isn’t always easy, but it’s a necessary part of running your business. Welcome to the “Protecting Your Profits” podcast – a brief monthly update designed to give you the data, production trends, and national and statewide updates you need to manage your dairy’s risk management strategy.  In this first episode, meet your hos...