The Monthly Podcast Will Feature Experts Who Provide Dairy Market Updates and Insight
The Center for Dairy Excellence has launched a new monthly podcast, titled “Dairy Report Rundown,” as part of its “Protecting Your Profits” risk management resources. In these short, 10-minute podcast interviews, a different guest speaker will be invited each month to unpack dairy market trends, give real-world insights, and offer practical takeaways on risk management to help dairy producers and industry professionals stay ahead in an ever-shifting market. In the first installment of the Dairy Report Rundown podcast that was published in January, Nicole Colgren, Sales Director with Total Farm Marketing, talked through the December 2024 USDA Milk Production and Cold Storage reports. She covered the significance of the reports, key takeaways, external influencing factors, and what she believes the future holds for dairy.
“These new Dairy Report Rundown ‘minisodes’ offer real-world dairy market updates, straight talk, and practical insight from a wide range of experts across the industry,” said Valerie Mason-Faith, Risk Education Manager at the Center. “We’re taking our ‘Protecting Your Profits’ resources that already exist and bringing them to life in a format that’s a bit more digestible and convenient to fit into your busy schedule.”
The mini podcast episodes will be published at the end of every month when milk production reports are available. Individuals can visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/pyp to listen to the podcast or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Music by searching for “Protecting Your Profits.”
“Looking at both [the milk production and cold storage] reports together helps paint a picture of how much product we have available at each stage of processing. The stages include everything from milk being produced at the farm level, all the way to the end product that can be sold to the consumer. Fluctuations at any point in that continuum can signal the market and impact the milk price overall,” Nicole Colgren shared during the January podcast.
Along with the Dairy Report Rundown podcast, the Center for Dairy Excellence’s “Protecting Your Profits” resources include updates and content that are published on a weekly, monthly and bi-monthly basis. The following resources are available to producers and dairy industry professionals:
- Monthly: The 10-minute “Dairy Report Rundown” mini podcasts will be published at the end of every month. The next podcast will be released at the end of February, featuring Zach Myers from Maola Local Dairies to dig into the dairy market reports that shape our industry.
- Bi-Monthly: For a deeper dive into dairy markets and risk management approaches, the Center will continue to host its “Protecting Your Profits” webinars, featuring a wide range of guests and speakers, every other month. The next webinar will be held in March.
- Weekly:Dairy producers and industry professionals can sign up to receive copies of the Center’s weekly Markets & Management and Dairy Week in Review updates via email each week at no cost. Visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/subscribe to sign up.
Additional risk management resources, including monthly dairy industry scorecards, risk management video conversations with dairy farmers, and helpful information about programs like Dairy Margin Coverage are all available on the Center’s website at www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/risk-management.
Contact Valerie Mason-Faith for more information about these resources. Email vmason@centerfordairyexcellence.org or call (717) 550-8720 with questions.