December 2, 2025  

State of Cheese: Voice of Milk Coffee Chat - Dec. 16

Source: Voice of Milk

Join us for a special edition of our Coffee Chat series on Dec. 16 at 8:00 a.m. This session, entitled "State of Cheese", will take a closer look at what 2026 may hold for dairy markets and how farmers can prepare for the year ahead. We’re excited to welcome two experts from Bozic LLC for this conversation: Dr. Marin Bozic, founder and CEO, and Brian Walton, an economist and research specialist.

Let's put risk management in the agenda again

Source: Hoard's Dairyman

Dairy farming requires a wide range of skills, and one that often gets overlooked is risk management, a key factor in keeping your business economically sustainable.

Here’s why Wisconsin Republican lawmakers pass bills they know Gov. Tony Evers will veto

Source: Wisconsin Watch

In the Wisconsin Senate’s last floor session of 2025, lawmakers debated and voted on bills that appear destined for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ veto pen.

Show Up & Speak Out! Livestock Operations Committee Meeting - Portage County, Wis.

Source: DBA

Your support is critical in Portage County, Wis.! We urge you to attend the final Industrial Livestock Operations Committee Meeting for Portage County, Wis., on Dec. 3 at 6 p.m., either virtually or in-person at the Portage County Annex Building. The committee will be making recommendations on the additional regulations it wants imposed on farmers in the county. View the Draft Committee Recommendations HERE. The dairy community is stronger together. Your voice matters!  

How We Got Here: Scheps Dairy in Almena, Wis.

Source: Dairy Stream

Voice of Milk and BMO are proud to bring back the “How We Got Here” podcast series, featuring dairy farmers sharing the history of their farm and the steps they have taken to get to where they are today. Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza and guests Dan Scheps, owner of Scheps Dairy, and Paul Salm of BMO discuss early influences, improvements to better the farm, challenges, financial preparations and the future of the farm and dairy industry.

Enrollment for Crop Insurance Premium Rebates for Planting Cover Crops is now open

Source: DATCP

Interested participants may enroll acres planted in cover crops, which will be planted to an insurable crop the following growing season. Applications will be available until program funding is exhausted, and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Upcoming Events

• January 14-15, 2026 | 2026 Dairy Strong
• February 4, 2026 | Dairy Day at the Capitol

Thank you to our DBA Sponsors

Prestigious sponsors:

Elite sponsors:

AgCountry Farm Credit Services

Agropur

BMO

GLC Minerals

Grande

Greenstone Farm Credit Services

Nicolet Bank

Pivot Bio

Syngenta

VAS

VitaPlus

Platinum sponsors:
American Foods Group
Bank First
Bayland Buildings, Inc.
CP Feeds LLC
Focus on Energy
Forest Construction Co, Inc.
Houston Engineering, Inc.
Michael Best
Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc.
Ruder Ware
Vita Plus & Cornette Farm Supply
Walbec Group
Zoetis

Gold sponsors:
ABS Global, Inc.
AgSource
Alliant Energy
Calf-Tel by Hampel Animal Care
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese LLC
Ever.Ag
Family Insurance Center
GEA Farm Technologies, Inc.
J & D Manufacturing, Inc.
McLanahan Corporation
MSA Professional Services, Inc.
ProAGtive Dairy Nutrition
Quality Roasting, Inc.
RP Nutrients
Syngenta
Standard Dairy Consultants LLC
TechMix LLC
Vaxxinova
Wisconsin Custom Operators, Inc.