On January 20, the White House released a Presidential Action memo on California water (see below). While the intent of the memo is...

To the dismay of hamburger consumers across the nation, dairy producers sent just 2.76 million cows to slaughter in 2024. That was...

It took more than two years, but the update of the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) formulas is going to be implemented on June 1, 2025.

The devastating fires in Los Angeles County, fairly or unfairly, have put a spotlight on California water policy. This attention has...

The cheese markets are searching for direction. In the rearview mirror, booming exports and a steep drop in U.S. cheese stocks argue...

The dairy markets are adjusting to the post-Christmas routine. Traders are back at their desks, and milk bottlers are running full throttle.

As the new year unfurls before us, dairy producers and other industry stakeholders are preparing for the opportunities and challenges...

On the Colorado River, the Imperial Irrigation District conducted a large temporary land fallowing program this past fall. To qualify...

Bah! Humbug. California dairy producers are likely expressing their frustration with more colorful – but less festive – epithets as the...

There was a full slate of 15 voting members participating at the Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Producer Review Board (PRB) meeting in Modesto.

The Producer Review Board (PRB) will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday December 17, 2024, at the Stanislaus...

Class III futures bounced back bigtime this week, led by another strong performance in the whey market. CME spot whey powder rallied...

The dairy markets had a lot of data to digest along with their turkey. While Americans topped their mashed potatoes and slathered...

I had the privilege of being a panel member at the 10-year anniversary event of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which...

Never doubt the power of the profit motive in a free market. In the face of a devastating virus and a systemic heifer...

This past week USDA released a draft of the final rule for modifying the milk pricing formulas in the Federal Milk Marketing Order program.

Soaring temperatures, summer shortages, and sky-high prices are out of season as the cheese and butter markets hunker down for the winter.

First of all, California producers are in the middle of a referendum period that started on October 11 and ends on January 9, 2025.

The cheese markets took another big step back this week. CME spot Cheddar blocks plummeted 11.75ȼ and closed at $1.72 per pound,...

It is no secret that the two major surface water supply systems that transport water from Northern California to the Central and...