Key Points
The Florida, Southeast, and Appalachian FMMOs focus heavily on Class 1, or bottled, milk..
Researchers at the University of Tennessee in 2022 compared the price received for milk across regions against the primary costs of production: feed and labor..
More efficient farms are able to reduce their costs of production by improving cow health, reproductive performance, and feed-to-milk conversion ratios..
Some regions have had greater losses than others, which largely ties back to how farmers are paid, meaning the classes of milk, and the rising costs of production in their area..
Why do some dairy farmers still persist, despite low milk prices and high costs of production?..
