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The July 2026 Dairy Market Watch provides an overview of dairy market trends affecting producers in the Northeast Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO #1). As is typical during peak summer production, milk component percentages declined in July...
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Average butterfat and protein levels in Northeast milk fell slightly in April from the month prior, but were higher year over year. The Statistical Uniform Price, not including PPD, rose to $18.80/cwt, and with a $3.43 PPD, the effective price...
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Grain production on New York dairy farms has increased over the last few years, according to Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS) data. Milk production base programs and the inability to grow the herd, land availability combined with no...
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Nearly 350 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the Northeast gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week for two days of collaboration, learning and forward-looking discussions. Hosted by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast...
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This update was released in the February 2026 issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Monitoring the performance of your dairy business on a regular...
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Hired labor plays a significant role on dairy farms, with more than 9,000 jobs provided by New York dairy farms in 2019. As farm size grows, hired employees provide a larger percentage of the labor required to operate the farm. In 2021, authors...
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The 2024 business year was a higher earnings year on average across New York dairy farms that participated in the Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS), as noted in the 2024 DFBS Progress of the Dairy Farm Report. Strong milk prices and component...
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PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Jason Karszes, Lainey Koval and Mary Kate MacKenzie shared these reports in the August 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
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Over 200 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the country gathered in East Syracuse, NY on January 28 and 29 for two full days of education and networking at the biennial dairy conference. The event, a collaboration between...
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PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Mary Kate MacKenzie and Jason Karszes shared these reports in the December 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators...
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This update was released in the October 2024 issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Given the unpredictable nature of the dairy industry, it is...
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PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Mary Kate MacKenzie and Jason Karszes shared these reports in the September 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators...
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For farms that participated in the Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program (DFBS) in 2023, earnings were impacted by a significant drop in the net milk price received, which fell 18 percent from the record high prices in 2022. While...
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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Lainey Koval and Jason Karszes was shared in the September 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
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Nearly 400 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the Northeast gathered in East Syracuse, NY last week for two intense days of learning, collaboration, industry thought-leadership, and a few laughs. The conference featured...
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“Jason has worked directly with dairy producers for decades. He assists with business management strategies, conducts analysis and research, and coordinates invaluable discussion groups that bring producers together from across the state and the...
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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialist Jason Karszes was shared in the January 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Hired...
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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Mary Kate MacKenzie and Jason Karszes was shared in the October 2023 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice...
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The Dairy Farm Business Summary & Analysis Project (DFBS) is one of the longest applied research efforts within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University that interacts directly with rural stakeholders of the land grant...
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The final Progress of the Dairy Farm Report for the 2022 business year, written by PRO-DAIRY Farm Business Management specialists Jason Karszes and Lauren Augello, is released and represents the 67th year a summary of New York dairy financial...
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