The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) is a program overseen by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that regulates the dairy industry. It includes 11 milk marketing orders and applies to about 75% of total US milk production. Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) are a regulatory framework established by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 to stabilize milk prices and ensure a steady supply of milk to consumers.

Join Leonard Polzin, Dairy Markets and Policy Outreach Specialist, and Brenda Boetel, Extension Agricultural Marketing Specialist, as they discuss how to effectively glean and utilize information provided in market outlooks. The Extension Specialists will share how to recognize the facts that are the most influential to your farm’s bottom line and how to use those […]

Throughout the year, farmers have opportunities to listen to agricultural market outlooks. However, utilizing the information from an outlook, such as a historical perspective on production and yield, current marketing trends, and future weather patterns, may be challenging for a farmer to adopt for their farm business. 

A grain marketing plan works with a farm’s production plan to identify a farmer’s specific price objectives as the production and/or storage season progresses. The marketing plan also identifies strategies available to achieve these specific price objectives.