Latest Episode: 083 - August - 2025
The $1,000 Calf: Why Beef Matters on the Dairy Farm
Are you leaving calf money on the table? Not long ago, a Holstein bull calf might have earned you 50 bucks, if that. Today, thanks to high beef prices and better breeding tools, that same… Listen here
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Dairy markets are getting stronger, and dairy farmers are earning higher paychecks as a result. Ted and T3 welcome Vice President of Powder Sales Jeff Johnson to The Milk Check to help project how much… Listen here
In this bonus episode, Ted and T3 tackle tariffs. Specifically, they discuss how the exchange of tariffs between the U.S. and China could impact the American dairy industry. Ted cites lessons learned during the Great… Listen here
Milk prices are climbing back up from their low point in February, prompting Ted and T3 to predict how high prices need to get before dairy farmers on the fence about staying in business decide… Listen here
Some “ugliness” in dairy product markets remains, but Anna, Ted and T3 discuss how it’s not as bad as it could have been. Higher EU cheese prices bode well for the U.S. Butter prices aren’t… Listen here
Markets remain sluggish. Anna, Ted and T3 discuss whether that’s partly due to a retrenchment in demand for dairy products. Ted and T3 believe milk checks are as low as they’re going to get, and… Listen here
Anna, Ted and T3 shift gears to 2018, forecasting the impact on the industry in a time of oversupply. Ted and T3 predict milk production will have to drop off before prices recover and farmers… Listen here
