Butter Market News
Explore the latest butter production news from Dairy Herd Management. Covering butter export trends, CME price shifts, processing innovations, and dairy production strategies to help producers maximize milk component value. View the latest butter CME prices.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appointment as Secretary of Health and Human Services has some farmers wondering—will he be a champion for real dairy or a source of controversy? With his strong support for whole milk but a divisive stance on raw milk, his impact on the industry is still up for debate.
With much of the Upper Midwest processing capacity maxed out in terms of milk production, finding a new home for milk is not an easy task. This is causing dairy farms to dump milk due to the oversupply.
Norma “Duffy” Lyon was more than okay with being known as the “The Butter Cow Lady.” Afterall, for nearly a half century, Lyon sculpted the butter cow and other creations at the Iowa State Fair.
A few things you can count on if you make your way to Des Moines, Iowa for the Iowa State Fair—corn dogs, livestock shows and the iconic Iowa State Fair butter cow.
The consumer no longer can absorb higher costs. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank says that lighter foot traffic is seen in some grocery stores, while discount retailers have seen a significant increase in foot traffic.
Joe Burrow might be best known for his strong arm that is leading his team to the Super Bowl. However, the NFL quarterback is also taking advantage of the spotlight to help draw much needed attention to food insecurity.
Heavy demand, falling milk production, and a shortage of labor combine to send butter prices to four-year-highs.
Americans are expected to purchase 161 million lb. of butter between the second week of November through Christmas.
Land O’ Lakes demo’ed a 2,800 mile driverless freight delivery and sees autonomous trucking as part of its future.