Idaho’s top agricultural commodity – dairy – faces a lot of challenges and headwinds, including a dramatically increased cost of production.<p>But the Idaho and U.S. milk industry also has some tremendous opportunities.<p>That was one of the main messages delivered during Dairy West’s annual meeting, which was held Nov. 9-10 in Boise.<p>“You all are seeing unprecedented market volatility and pricing constraints,” Dairy West CEO Karianne Fallow told several hundred dairy industry members during the event. At the same time, she added, “Incredible opportunities lie ahead for the dairy industry.”<p>Fallow said milk producers are facing a lot of headwinds, including supply chain constraints and soaring production costs.<p>The nation’s dairy industry also faces a rise in the introduction of alternative meats, lab proteins and cultured dairy products, which are all becoming more mainstream.<p>Despite those challenges, she added, U.S. dairy
Idaho’s top agricultural commodity – dairy – faces a lot of challenges and headwinds, including a dramatically increased cost of production.<p>But the Idaho and U.S. milk industry also has some tremendous opportunities.<p>That was one of the main messages delivered during Dairy West’s annual meeting, which was held Nov. 9-10 in Boise.<p>“You all are seeing unprecedented market volatility and pricing constraints,” Dairy West CEO Karianne Fallow told several hundred dairy industry members during the event. At the same time, she added, “Incredible opportunities lie ahead for the dairy industry.”<p>Fallow said milk producers are facing a lot of headwinds, including supply chain constraints and soaring production costs.<p>The nation’s dairy industry also faces a rise in the introduction of alternative meats, lab proteins and cultured dairy products, which are all becoming more mainstream.<p>Despite those challenges, she added, U.S. dairy
Idaho’s top agricultural commodity – dairy – faces a lot of challenges and headwinds, including a dramatically increased cost of production.<p>But the Idaho and U.S. milk industry also has some tremendous opportunities.<p>That was one of the main messages delivered during Dairy West’s annual meeting, which was held Nov. 9-10 in Boise.<p>“You all are seeing unprecedented market volatility and pricing constraints,” Dairy West CEO Karianne Fallow told several hundred dairy industry members during the event. At the same time, she added, “Incredible opportunities lie ahead for the dairy industry.”<p>Fallow said milk producers are facing a lot of headwinds, including supply chain constraints and soaring production costs.<p>The nation’s dairy industry also faces a rise in the introduction of alternative meats, lab proteins and cultured dairy products, which are all becoming more mainstream.<p>Despite those challenges, she added, U.S. dairy