Is Whole Milk Healthy? fw.to/gaLa4AE

Thanks to Collin Peterson for all your hard work. Minnesota dairy farmers really appreciate your dedication to the dairy industry.

In face of depooling and record low (negative) producer price differentials what we should insist on is milk check transparency. Read more in my latest column for Hoard's Dairyman

Sophie and Ruby love an empty jar of peanut butter cut in half!

If DMC had been in effect since 2010, then over last 10 years for every $1 paid in premiums producers would get back $9 in indemnities (at $9.50 margin, first 5 mil lbs). Seriously. Nine days left to lock in coverage for 2021.

Dairy producers, it's time to reduce your social distance from your local FSA office and sign up for Dairy Margin Coverage for 2021. As of Nov 30, signup is quite behind 2020.

As far as DRP adoption, the leader is South Dakota, where nearly 70% of projected Jan-Mar 2021 milk production is already protected. Q1 21 sales close next Tuesday, Dec 15.

What Is A Factory Farm? is.gd/zPU1gs

Sophie loves chewing on the rope!

We thank Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Rep. Dan Newhouse for their leadership in ag labor reform efforts and for reintroducing the #FarmWorkforceModernizationAct. This bipartisan bill takes a significant step toward addressing the workforce crisis plaguing American agriculture.

Dear President Biden, What Farmers Want You To Know is.gd/Ucu2rj

Dear HyVee, What Is Your Responsibility? is.gd/zLhGiK

On Federal Milk Marketing Orders... youtu.be/BVjRgChLvaU?t=…

DBA, Edge, Minnesota Milk and NebStateDairyAssn propose Class III Plus plan for fluid milk pricing reform: bit.ly/2PuTEfW #DairyForward #TheVoiceOfMilk

A bourbon old fashion to end the weekend.

30 minutes to sunset!

There it goes!

Last night in Fort Lauderdale