Dairy Dispatch

• Record Exports, Reeking Checks: How a 34% Hidden Tax Costs You $5.85/Cwt
  U.S. dairy exported $801M in November. Your butterfat paid $5.85/cwt less. The missing money isn’t magic — it’s a 34% ‘hidden tax. Executive Summary:& […]
• £187,500 Apart: The Contract Clause Deciding Which UK Dairies Survive 2026
  When milk is worth 34.5ppl, and it costs close to 49ppl to produce, your contract decides whether you survive this squeeze or bleed cash until the ban […]
• Veronika Used a Tool. The 3.5% Milk Bump from Cow Brushes – and the Enrichment ROI You Can Actually Expect
  A cow picked up a brush and used it bristles for her back, handle for her udder. 70 trials. Peer-reviewed. The 3.5% milk bump is real. But so are the […]
• H5N1’s Second Bill: The 90-Day, 0.5-SPC Fertility Hit Most Herds Miss
  The tank's back. Your SPC is still 0.5 higher. That's H5N1's second bill—it shows up 90 days after you think you're done. Most herds miss it. Executiv […]
• A 31-Year-Old Dairy Farmer Died in a Manure Pit. What Wayne County Did Next Is a Playbook You Can Steal.
  One year after Reed Hostetler's death at L&R Dairy in Ohio, his community is still proving what farm safety and resilience look like when farmers […]