# As Wisconsin continues to lose dairy farms, a national dairy group hopes to make milk more profitable - WPR

> Wisconsin has lost dairy farms steadily, falling from over 16,000 in 2003 to under 6,000 today, according to a USDA report. The National Milk Producers Federation has proposed five changes to federal milk marketing orders and asked USDA for a formal hearing.

- Date: 2023-05-30 · published 2023-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36098-as-wisconsin-continues-to-lose-dairy-farms-a-national-dairy-group-hopes-to-make
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Structural herd losses reduce long-run milk supply, but the proposed pricing reforms are not yet approved and have no immediate effect on prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-04-19 | [From dairy pricing to private well testing, Wisconsin farmers, lawmakers have eye on next farm bill - WPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36404-from-dairy-pricing-to-private-well-testing-wisconsin-farmers-lawmakers-have-eye.md) | +0.0% | -12.9% |
| MILK | 2021-05-06 | [Dairy farmer groups propose  Class III Plus for better milk pricing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47240-dairy-farmer-groups-propose-class-iii-plus-for-better-milk-pricing.md) | -0.4% | -9.6% |
| MILK | 2022-05-31 | [Dairy group seeks clarification on milk pricing changes \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41570-dairy-group-seeks-clarification-on-milk-pricing-changes-capital-press.md) | -2.9% | -3.4% |
| MILK | 2022-11-01 | [WCMA Board of Directors Approves Reform Concepts   for Federal Milk Orders - Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38840-wcma-board-of-directors-approves-reform-concepts-for-federal-milk-orders.md) | -4.2% | -9.1% |
| MILK | 2018-03-07 | [Weekly Digest: ‘Light’ milk checks, ‘dry’ cows and supply management message coming to Wisconsin -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66149-weekly-digest-light-milk-checks-dry-cows-and-supply-management-message-coming.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- wpr.org: https://www.wpr.org/agriculture/wisconsin-losing-dairy-farms-federal-dairy-group-milk-profitable-usda

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