A brand-new website & member portal are here for Edge members!
Source: Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative
We've launched a new website and member portal that will make accessing your membership and exclusive content easier than ever! Say goodbye to the old system and get ready for a smoother, more streamlined way to engage with everything our community has to offer.
Members, please check for an email with easy-to-follow instructions on how to log in and finalize your account. We can't wait to share this exciting new chapter with you!
Join us for the Voice of Milk Coffee Chats
Source: Voice of Milk
Grab a cup of coffee, tea, or better yet milk, and join us for a biweekly update on the fast-moving activity taking place under the new administration. Edge Director of Government Affairs Karen Gefvert will be joined by the Torrey Advisory Group and other staff members to give timely updates and reports on matters important to your farms and businesses. These 30-minute updates will be followed by a discussion session to answer questions and receive member input.
These sessions are open to any current member of one of the Voice of Milk organizations: Edge, DBA, or Minnesota Milk.
Click below to register for our chat – Friday, March 14 at 8:30 a.m. and then come back every other week for more information. This series will run until March 28.
GOP push for DOGE cuts inflames talks to prevent shutdown
Source: The Hill
Growing calls among hard-line House conservatives to incorporate cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into a developing government funding bill are complicating efforts to avert a shutdown two weeks ahead of the looming deadline.
Trump orders new tariff probe into US lumber imports
Source: Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered a new trade investigation that could heap more tariffs on imported lumber, adding to existing duties on Canadian softwood lumber and 25% tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods due this week.
Out with a Bang: Treasury restricts Corporate Transparency Act to foreign reporting companies
Source: The National Law Review
On March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department announced suspension of the March 21, 2025 deadline for filing under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for any domestic companies or U.S. citizens.
Nomination period open for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin board of directors election
Source: DATCP
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for eight seats on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors. Nominations will be accepted from February 28 through March 28, 2025.
Over recent years, a push has been made for Americans to consume adequate amounts of protein throughout their day. This can be difficult to do as many Americans live an extremely busy lifestyle, in which picking up breakfast or dinner on the go could almost pass as the standard. So, how exactly are we hitting our protein goals? The answer is milk.
Hear about on-farm sustainability reporting at Central Plains
Source: Voice of Milk
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and Farmers for Sustainable Food representatives Lucas Sjostrom, Michael Crinion, Doug Thomas, and Jamie Fisher will be at the Central Plains Dairy Expo to share the impressive outcomes generated in the first year of their U.S. Department of Agriculture Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program. This panel discussion will bring discuss the outcomes and why farmers are encouraged about the results.
Join us on Wednesday, March 26 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. for this breakout session!
Data-driven sustainably efforts across 100,193 acres
Source: Dairy Stream Podcast
Farmers in the Upper Midwest are utilizing actionable data to make informed decisions about the conservation practices implemented on their farms. Results from the first year of a five-year effort through the Farmers for Sustainable Food Climate-Smart Program showed that these sustainable farming practices are achieving positive environmental outcomes.
Welcome back to our Dairy Market Report! We partner with Ever.Ag to bring you highlights of recent dairy market activities, as well as a summary of key market indicators.
Dairy markets moved lower this week under the weight of supply. CME spot blocks tumbled 9.5 cents on Friday, falling to $1.7750 per pound, down $0.1250 from last week. Barrels slid two cents to close at $1.7800. Whey dropped to $0.5100, down 3.5 cents to the lowest price since July 2024. With cheap and plentiful cream available, butter slid to $2.3450, down seven cents.
With the strength of 1,400+ dairy farmers, the Voice of Milk is a multi-state association speaking only on behalf of dairy farmers.
We are a multi-state collaboration of independent dairy organizations committed to amplifying the voice of dairy farmers — the voice of milk — throughout our communities, in Congress and within the dairy supply chain to ensure a prosperous future for dairy farm families and their allied businesses. We advocate for dairy farmers alongside industry partners at the local, state and federal levels to enhance the entire dairy community.
Current member organizations:
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative | Dairy Business Association | Minnesota Milk
Thank you to our DBA Sponsors
Prestigious sponsors:
Compeer Financial
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative
Hastings Mutual insurance Company
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, 2763 Manitowoc Rd Ste B, Green Bay, WI 54311, (920) 883-0020
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