The Milk Check

The Milk Check


Latest Episodes

The $1,000 Calf: Why Beef Matters on the Dairy Farm
August 26, 2025

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 cow might

From Summer Heat to School Coolers: The August Milk Shuffle
August 13, 2025

The school bells are ringing in some changes for milk. Are you ready? Tune in to The Milk Check as the Jacoby team churns through the latest supply and demand dynamics in the August milk market, in

The Ozempic and GLP-1 shockwave hitting U.S. dairy
August 01, 2025

GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing how Americans eat, and that has big implications for the dairy industry. In this episode of The Milk Check, host Ted Jacoby III welcomes Paul Ziemnisky,

The Ozempic and GLP-1 shockwave hitting U.S. dairy
July 31, 2025

GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing how Americans eat, and that has big implications for the dairy industry. In this episode of The Milk Check, host Ted Jacoby III welcomes Paul Ziemnisky,

Bienvenida, Ruth: fortaleciendo a Jacoby en Latinoamérica
July 23, 2025

En este episodio de The Milk Check, le damos la bienvenida a Ruth Aragon al equipo de Jacoby, quien se une a sus colegas de muchos aos, Miguel y Yara. Es una reunin basada en dcadas de experiencia,

Dairy on a knife’s edge
June 14, 2025

In this weeks episode of The Milk Check, the Jacoby team convenes to dissect a dairy market that feels balanced barely. From milk still trickling in past the flush to range-bound commodity price

Fire in the belly with Nate Zwald
June 06, 2025

Are you missing the biggest leap in dairy performance since the milking machine? From fertility breakthroughs to Holsteins with 4.5% components/5% fat, todays cows are not your grandparents cows.

Tariff talk with Will Loux from the USDEC
May 09, 2025

Its May 8th. Do you know where your tariff is? When the tariff winds shift, the Jacoby team is there to help you steer your strategy. Tune in to the latest episode of The Milk Check with special g

Tariff talk takes dairy on a wild ride
April 15, 2025

In this weeks episode of The Milk Check, we strap in for a wild ride. From tariff chaos to spring flush milk surpluses, the market is anything but predictable. Join Ted Jacoby and the team of expe

Exit stage left: Why some producers are selling while they can
April 11, 2025

In this episode of The Milk Check, find out why some dairy producers may be eyeing the exit. Sarina Sharp, risk manager at Ag Business Solutions and the writer behind TC Jacobys Weekly Market Report