Protecting Your Profits
Managing risk and protecting your profits on a dairy farm isn’t always easy, but it’s a necessary part of running your business. Welcome to the “Protecting Your Profits” podcast – a brief monthly update designed to give you the data, production trends, and national and statewide updates you need to manage your dairy’s risk management strategy.
Episodes
52 episodes
March 2025: Finding a safety net & protecting your margin with DMC with Michael Sherman
In this month's "Protecting Your Profits" discussion, Michael Sherman, Outreach Specialist and Beginning Farmer/Veteran State Coordinator for the USDA Farm Service Agency in PA, shared what dairy farmers need to know about the Dairy Margin Cove...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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50:51
PYP - Dairy Report Rundown 02.28.2025
In this February installment of the new "Protecting Your Profits" minisode series, Dairy Report Rundown, Zach Myers, Director of Member Services with Maola Dairies, sat down with us to discuss the December 2024 Dairy Products report. He covered...
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24:22
PYP - Dairy Report Rundown 01.31.2025
In this first installment of the new "Protecting Your Profits" minisode series, Dairy Report Rundown, Nicole Colgren, Sales Director with Total Farm Marketing, sat down with us to talk through the December 2024 USDA Milk Production and Cold Sto...
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8:26
January 2025: A 2025 dairy market outlook, trends and opportunities ahead with Ever.Ag
In this month's "Protecting Your Profits" webinar, Kathleen Noble Wolfley and Colin Kadis from Ever.Ag projected the trends and opportunities that might be on the horizon for the dairy marketplace in 2025. They talked about milk supply expectat...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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55:18
November 2024: New year, new strategy - capturing opportunity and managing dairy market volatility with Jacob Thompson and Andy McCarty
Markets change and they don’t care about what you think they should look like – or what you might need for your cost of production. Are you setting yourself up for long-term success by capturing opportunities before they’re too late? Are you ad...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:03:58
October 2024: Where does PA stand? PA dairy performance indicators snapshot with Rob Goodling
In this month's "Protecting Your Profits" discussion, Rob Goodling from Horizon Farm Credit breaks down 17 benchmarks that are part of the PA Dairy Performance Indicators...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:01:26
September 2024: Top 3 farm safety risks and how to keep everyone safe with Dr. Florence Becot
What daily responsibilities on the farm have the highest risk? The answer might surprise you. From animal handling and manure application to horizontal silos and working with heavy machinery, dairy farmers are exposed to a large amount of risk ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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57:19
August 2024: The read on feed markets, a market update and intro to managing feed risk with Ever.Ag
In this month's episode, Kathleen Noble Wolfley and Bryce Windecker from Ever.Ag explored market factors that are influencing feed price and shared strategies to help farmers mitigate feed price risk. They gave an update on key feed commodity m...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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58:56
July 2024: FARM program overview and version 5.0 updates with Beverly Hampton Phifer
If you’ve been wondering about the changes released in the FARM 5.0 Program and how they impact dairy producers, Beverly Hampton Phifer, Senior Director of Animal Care from the National Dairy FARM Program, joined us to talk through key changes ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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51:59
June 2024: Top 5 things you need to know about dairy markets featuring Ever.Ag
In our June "Protecting Your Profits" discussion, facilitated by Valerie Mason-Faith, Risk Education Manager at the Center, we featured Kathleen Noble Wolfley and Colin Kadis from Ever.Ag. They provide an overview of April’s Pennsylvania Scorec...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:02:15
March 2024: Protecting your profits, protecting your margin with DMC
We held a special "Protecting Your Profits" webinar in March. Jayne Sebright, Executive Director at the Center, led the webinar and invited Cynthia Walters, Agricultural Program Specialist with the USDA, to provide an overview of changes in the...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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40:44
January 2024: Dairy performance indicators and where PA stands with Rob Goodling and Jayne Sebright
We hosted a special edition of our monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar to kick off a new year. Rob Goodling from Horizon Farm Credit shared 17 performanc...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:00:24
November 2023: Looking at the controllables in your milk price with Jayne Sebright
December is a great time for planning, reflection, and looking at those controllables in your milk price . The Center’s Executive Director Jayne Sebright hosted the November “Protecting Your Profits” webinar. She shares her perspective on milk ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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22:30
October 2023: Fall dairy markets and supply factors with Jayne Sebright and Zach Myers
The Center’s Executive Director Jayne Sebright invited Zach Myers, who now serves as Director of Member Services for Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, back to the October “Protecting Your Profits” webinar. He share...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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37:13
September 2023: Total milk production down, Class IV prices moving ahead, and other dairy market updates with Jayne Sebright and Jacob Thompson
The Center’s Executive Director Jayne Sebright invited Jacob Thompson, who serves as a Dairy Business Advisor for Land O’Lakes, back to the September “Protecting Your Profits” webinar. He shares his perspective on milk markets, supply factors, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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26:29
August 2023: End-of-summer dairy markets with Jayne Sebright and Jacob Thompson
In our August “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, The Center’s Executive Director Jayne Sebright invited Jacob Thompson, who serves as a Dairy Business Advisor for Land O’Lakes, to share his perspective on milk markets, supply factors, and what ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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28:52
July 2023: How biosecurity can protect dairy operations with Dr. Hayley Springer
We invited Dr. Hayley Springer of Penn State Extension to our monthly "Protecting Your Profits" webinar. The recent challenges the poultry industry has faced with HPAI is a stark reminder that all aspects of animal agriculture should take steps...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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58:32
June 2023: Declining milk prices and other dairy market updates
In our June “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, Zach reviewed the latest data and updates about the milk marketplace to guide decision-making and risk management strategies. He also shared updates on dairy exports and provided news on Dairy Marg...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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14:17
May 2023: Milk production, dairy markets and export updates
In our May “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, Zach reviewed the latest data and updates about the milk marketplace to guide decision-making and risk management strategies as we head into the summer months. He also shared updates on dairy export...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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11:14
April 2023: Federal Milk Market Order Reform - Where Are We Now?
We invited Dr. Chris Wolf, E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics at Cornell University, to our monthly "Protecting Your Profits" podcast for an insightful conversation about where we are in the Federal Milk Market Order Reform process....
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:05:22
March 2023: Dairy market updates heading into spring
In our March “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, Zach reviewed the latest data and updates about the milk marketplace to guide decision-making and risk management strategies as we head into spring. He also shared updates on dairy exports and pro...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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17:34
February 2023: Dairy markets, exports and risk management updates
In our February “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, Zach reviewed the latest data and updates about the milk marketplace to guide decision-making and risk management strategies. He also shared updates on dairy exports and provided news on Dairy ...
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13:17
January 2023: Dairy market outlook with Rob Goodling – Where are we headed?
In a special edition of our monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar, Rob Goodling, agricultural business consultant with Horizon Farm Credit, provides an overview of dairy markets in 2022 and his thoughts on the market outlook heading into 20...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:03:47
December 2022: End of year dairy markets and DMC projections
In our December “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, Zach Myers closes the year by reviewing the latest data and updates about the milk marketplace to guide decision-making and risk management strategies heading into the new year. He also provide...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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14:44
November 2022: DMC reminders and new risk management tools
In our November “Protecting Your Profits” podcast, Zach reviewed the latest data, looked at trends, and shared updates about the milk marketplace to guide decision-making and risk management strategies. He also shared important reminders about ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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23:37