COUNTRY LIFE: Milk price jumps $3.42 from July

Mielke Market By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the August federal order Class III milk price at $17.19 per hundredweight, up $3.42 from July but it’s still $2.91 below August 2022. While it is the highest Class III since April, it’s a far cry from dairy farm profitability. The eight month Class III average…