New IAMCA President Looks Forward to August 11-14 2019 Conference

Peter Hunkar, the Executive Director of the Colorado Milk Marketing Board (CMMB) and new President of the IAMCA, has led a varied life before getting involved with the dairy industry five years ago. Starting as a CPA, Hunkar developed a significant financial investigative background, including forensic accounting and auditing that led to working for the FBI from 1990-2014. “For the board that makes the decision of who to hire [for the CMMB], that financial background includes beneficial skills...
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Dairy Farmers of Manitoba (DFM) Update

Milk Supply To stimulate production in the province, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba (DFM) added additional incentive days for December 2018 and January 2019. Unlike quota, incentive days are only available for the month in which they are allotted, and cannot be carried forward in part or whole. Incentive days are utilized once the monthly quota is full. DFM will also be allocating additional quota to dairy farmers in the coming months. Milk supply to industrial processors in Manitoba d...
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Louisiana IAMCA Dairy Bulletin

Like the rest of the United States, Louisiana continues to see a decline in the number of dairy operations. There were 186 dairies in 2008; ten years later there are only 85. Producers in three parishes (Tangipahoa, Washington, and St. Helena) account for over 92 percent of the milk produced in Louisiana. There are only three major pasteurization plants in the state and two dairy cooperatives. Louisiana’s dairy industry face many of the same challenges seen across the United States, with aging...
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The Canadian Dairy Industry in Brief

Milk production for the 12 months ending in October 31, 2018, was 381 M kg of butterfat (at 3.6 kg of butterfat per hectolitre). On August 1, 2018, Canada had 10,593 dairy farms that owned 969,700 cows (not including heifers). Forty-five percent of Canadian dairy herds are enrolled in an official milk recording program, whereas 30% are enrolled in unsupervised milk recording programs. Production of organic milk has increased at a steady pace since 2007, reaching 1.2 million litres in 2016-...
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US Dairy Outlook

The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook is a monthly report published by the Economic Research Service of USDA that provides supply and use projections for the U.S dairy market. A summary of the November 2018 issue is provided below with the full report available at: www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/90626/ldp-m-293.pdf According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Milk Product...
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IAMCA Constitution to be Reviewed During the 2019 Annual Meeting

During the 2018 annual meeting held in Winnipeg, Manitoba this past summer, the Executive Committee discussed potential changes to the IAMCA Constitution related to membership. The IAMCA Constitution can be viewed at the link here. The Executive Committee is considering changing the definition of Members and Associate Members, as well as the membership fee structure. As it is currently worded, the membersh...
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IAMCA Member Benefits

The Executive Committee has been working to enhance the benefits of becoming a member of IAMCA. Current benefits include:
  1. IAMCA Annual Meeting – This premier event is for members to learn about important topics and emerging issues that impact the dairy industry from experts in the field. The meeting allows for an exchange of ideas, and provides valuable networking opportunities with dairy professionals, industry and gov...
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