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DAIRY
MARKETS
Lee
Mielke
Cheese
prices rally
past $2
By LEE MIELKE
For the Capital Press
C
ME block cheese
climbed to its highest
price since November
2014 in the Labor Day hol-
iday-shortened week, clos-
ing Friday at $1.9975 per
pound, up 6 3/4-cents on the
week and 33 1/2-cents above
a year ago.
The barrels finished at
$1.7425, a half-cent higher
on the week and 24 1/4-cents
above a year ago, when they
fell 14 1/2-cents.
The blocks hit $2 per
pound Monday while the bar-
rels jumped 5 3/4-cents to
$1.80. The fuse was lit and
the blocks were propelled
5 1/4-cents Tuesday, hitting
$2.0525, the highest price
since Nov. 10, 2014.
The barrels added 2 cents
Tuesday, reaching $1.82,
highest since Nov. 9, 2016,
but were a whopping
23 1/4-cents below the blocks.
Cheesemakers in the
Midwest continue to report
mostly positive sales,
according to Dairy Market
News. Food service orders
increased, as many schools
have returned. Cheese pro-
duction is steady. Milk
handers suggest cheese pro-
ducers are “somewhat sat-
isfied” with their internally
sourced milk supplies. Spot
prices ranged 50 cents under
to $1 over Class III.
In week 36 last year,
prices were $1 to $2 over,
and in 2017 they were dis-
counted from $2 to $4 under
class. DMN adds that Hurri-
cane Dorian, which affected
mostly the Southeastern por-
tion of the country, kept milk
loads in the upper Midwest
last week.
Western cheese demand
is active and export sales
have remained stable despite
higher U.S prices. Domes-
tic cheese requests are on the
up side. Cheese needs for
school lunch programs and
the demand for the football
season are helping maintain
consumption at a high level.
Inventories have declined a
bit. Processing is steady, with
manufacturing plants running
close to full capacity.
Cash butter remains under
pressure and closed Friday at
$2.1725 per pound, down
1 3/4-cents on the week, low-
est CME price since July 6,
2018, and 5 3/4-cents below
a year ago.
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Dairy/Livestock
IDFA supports more milk options in schools
By CAROL RYAN DUMAS
Capital Press
As students head back to
the classroom, the Interna-
tional Dairy Foods Associ-
ation is hoping a national
survey of consumers will
encourage lawmakers to
provide more milk offer-
ings in schools.
Currently only fat-
free and low-fat 1% milk,
unflavored and flavored,
are allowed in school
nutrition programs. Low-
fat flavored milk had
been banned in 2012 but
returned to schools as an
option in February fol-
lowing USDA’s final rule
allowing it last December.
IDFA would like to
see more milk options in
schools, including the full-
er-fat milk youngsters con-
sume at home.
Adult consumers over-
whelmingly
believe
Carol Ryan Dumas/Capital Press File
Children at Immanuel Lutheran School in Twin Falls,
Idaho, enjoy chocolate milk. A new poll found that, in
addition to flavored milk, consumers prefer 2% and
whole milk over lower fat milk.
reduced-fat 2% and whole
milk are the most nutritious
types of milk, according
to a national poll taken in
August by Morning Con-
sult in partnership with
IDFA.
The survey found 67%
of respondents chose those
two options, with 36%
choosing 2% milk and 31%
choosing whole milk. It
also found 53% believe it
is important to offer those
fuller-fat options in school
meals.
In addition, the sur-
vey found at least 86%
of adults think dairy milk
is more nutritious than
other beverages, including
plant-based alternatives.
“The results of the poll
affirm that the vast major-
ity of the public believes
dairy milk is nutritious and
they believe it is import-
ant to have more dairy
milk options for their kids
at school,” Matt Herrick,
IDFA senior vice president
for executive and strategic
communications, told Cap-
ital Press.
Outside school pro-
grams, the survey found
46% of respondents par-
ticipating in the Supple-
mental Nutrition Assis-
tance Program — known as
SNAP — believe whole milk
is the most nutritious and
30% believe 2% is the most
nutritious.
Respondents with annual
incomes under $50,000,
which include SNAP partic-
ipants and recipients of the
Women, Children and Infants
nutrition program known
as WIC, also weighed in for
fuller-fat milks. In that demo-
graphic, 36% believe 2%
milk is the most nutritious
and 34% believed whole milk
tips the scale.
The poll also gauged opin-
ions along party lines, find-
ing 67% of Democrats and
68% of Republicans think 2%
and whole milk are the most
nutritious.
It also tracked responses
by gender, finding 66% of
females and 68% of males
believe 2% and whole milk
are the most nutritious.
It is important that pol-
icymakers and regulators
who influence what consum-
ers eat stay grounded in what
American families prefer and
value, and the poll shows
support for fuller-fat milk,
according to IDFA.
“Now we will bring that
message back to the public
and to policymakers and deci-
sion makers in the govern-
ment,” Herrick said.
USDA to reimburse
some milk donations
“The milk donation program is another
example of members of Congress finding
positive, creative ways to get nutritious
Dairy cooperatives and milk proces- milk to low-income Americans who need
sors can apply for partial reimbursement it,” Matt Herrick, IDFA senior vice presi-
for milk they donate to the needy through dent for executive and strategic communi-
cations, told Capital Press.
a new program administered by USDA.
In an earlier letter to
The Milk Donation
Senate Agriculture Com-
Reimbursement
Pro-
mittee Chairman Pat
gram, authorized by the
Roberts and Ranking
2018 Farm Bill, goes into
Member Debbie Stabe-
effect Sept. 16.
now, IDFA stated the
The program is aimed
program will provide
at both reducing food
many more families with
waste and providing
the nutritional benefits of
nutrition assistance with a
milk.
$9 million budget in Fis-
cal Year 2019 and $5 mil-
“We firmly believe
lion annually thereafter.
that the tremendous pro-
ductive capacity of the
Under the program,
nation’s dairy farmers
eligible dairy organiza-
tions must partner with
and processors can be
nonprofit organizations
utilized to aid food inse-
cure populations,” the
that distribute food to
letter stated.
low-income individuals.
NMPF is pleased to
Eligible dairy orga-
nizations are coopera-
see USDA roll out the
tives or processors that
program and will do
incur qualified expenses
what it can to ensure its
by accounting to a Fed-
success, Jim Mulhern,
eral Milk Marketing
NMPF president and
Order pool for fluid milk
CEO, stated.
Dairy
cooperatives
and
donations.
“As the dairy indus-
The reimbursements processors can receive partial try continues to con-
will offset a portion of the reimbursement for milk front market uncertainty,
we are grateful for new
raw milk cost for donated donations.
tools that help get dairy
milk. Only Class I fluid
milk products produced and processed in products more quickly to those in need,”
he said.
the U.S. are eligible for reimbursement.
“By helping dairy producers and coop-
The dairy organization and nonprofit
organization must submit a joint plan for eratives donate fluid milk to food banks
eligibility and approval by USDA Agricul- and other outlets, the program helps dairy
tural Marketing Service.
farmers feed Americans,” he said.
Plans for FY 2019 can reflect donations
Donation and distribution plans for FY
made from Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2019 and FY 2020 are due Nov. 6. Claims
2019.
for FY 2019 are due by Feb. 6, 2020.
The National Milk Producers Feder-
Claims for FY 2020 will be processed
ation and the International Dairy Foods quarterly once plans have been approved
Association both support the program.
and are due by Dec. 31, 2020.
By CAROL RYAN DUMAS
Capital Press
HARVESTING
DRYING
ODFA
Oregon State Fair 4-H showmanship winners Tyler
Seals, left, and Justin Woods.
Oregon dairy youth show
their stuff at state fair
By CAROL RYAN DUMAS
Capital Press
Oregon Dairy Farmers
Association is proud of
its dairy youth, highlight-
ing the accomplishments
of two who took top hon-
ors in the 4-H dairy show
at the Oregon State Fair.
Tyler Seals was named
Champion Senior 4-H
Showman for the second
consecutive year, and Jus-
tin Woods claimed Cham-
pion Intermediate 4-H
Showman.
Seals exhibited both
Jerseys and Holsteins and
had the Grand Champion
Holstein of the 4-H show.
He is a senior at Nestucca
High School and plans to
enroll at Tillamook Bay
Community College next
fall.
He is a member of the
National Honor Society
and was on the state win-
ning FFA Dairy Judging
team last year that placed
fifth at the National FFA
Contest.
He is the son of Dave
POLISHING
and Kim Seals, Sunny
Ridge Dairy in Tillamook,
and enjoys everything
about his family’s dairy
with calf care as his favor-
ite job.
In addition to taking
Intermediate 4-H Show-
man, Woods also exhib-
ited the Jr. Champion Jer-
sey and Grand Champion
Guernsey at the 4-H show.
He is a sophomore at
Nestucca High School and
also participated in both
4-H and FFA at the Tilla-
mook County Fair. He was
the Reserve Champion FFA
Showman at the county
fair and the High Individ-
ual in both the FFA and 4-H
Dairy Judging Contest at
the county fair.
He is the son of Greg
and Melissa Woods, Foland
Creek Dairy in Beaver, and
has been very involved
with his family’s dairy farm
and most enjoys working
with equipment.
ODFA sponsors belt
buckles for the 4-H show-
manship winners at the
state fair.
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“A common story is that kids ranches; “I branded beef at
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large scale co-ops, and I
didn’t want to run the ranch. raised on a ranch see their
parents broke. It was so
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calved out heifers in canyons
They had a tenancy in
important to me that my kids without cell service. I came
common agreement. “After
could see a different reality.
McAlister now runs the ranch about 15 years of me being
home with things I loved
Every day, this is a gift.”
with her daughter Schott, as
and things I didn’t,” says
on the ranch, one of them
well as her son, James Nash,
Schott. She’s also recently
wanted their money out, he
As Adele puts it, “growing
and their families. All share a wanted to force a sale. But I
worked with the Ag of the
up, I always felt like a big
vision for the ranch to
Middle program to connect
didn’t accept that. The good
produce healthy food, restore solution was buying them all part of the family business.”
with professionals and peers
McAlister says, “I benefit a
Adele Schott and Liza Jane McAlister of 6 Ranch.
ecosystems, and preserve
to make their business better.
out,” says McAlister. “That
Photo credit: Natalie McPharland
lot from my kids pointing
western traditions (including taught me to make sure that
stuff out. Our business
using horses, ropes and dogs I had things squared up for
Schott’s advice on succession
By Ashley Rood,
benefits from that—I
to manage their Corriente
planning is to: “keep an open
my
kids–to
keep
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wouldn’t
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cattle).
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runs
a
fly-fishing
dialogue and always put the
communication
open
all
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“The challenge for our family At the heart of creating a
that
I
do
without
them.”
and
hunting
business
from
common goal of leaving the
time.”
is not so much succession
thriving business for 6 Ranch
the ranch. While Schott and
land and business better for
after death, we have a good
is open communication,
Schott’s
perspective
is
her
husband
are
taking
over
the next generation at the
“The
important
thing
about
plan for that, but it’s the
shared decision making, and
informed
by
skills
earned
off
the
grass-fed
beef
business.
forefront.”
succession,
is
how
you
raise
active succession—how do
clear goals. Fourth-generation
the
ranch,
from
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culinary
your
family
while
you’re
we support multiple families owner Liza Jane McAlister
degree to working on other
McAlister learned about
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ranching,” says McAlister.
on the ranch,” says Adele
says that “we’re doing
succession the hard way.
Schott, fifth generation at 6
everything we can to make
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