25 July 2025

📰 In This Issue:

Headlines
Fall District Meeting Dates & Locations
2026 Georgia Dairy Conference Registration
USDA Market Administrator Reports Bulletin
Georgia Milk Review Mailout
GMP Classifieds
Associate Member Spotlight: Dairy Farmers of America
Upcoming Events Calendar
GMP Associate Membership

Headlines

2025 Fall District Meetings

Dairy producers across Georgia are invited to attend the annual Fall District meetings for Georgia Milk Producers and The Dairy Alliance this September. The meetings will be held in each district across the state. Our organizations will hold district elections; report on industry issues and promotional efforts; and announce upcoming events. Dinner or lunch will be served at each location depending on the time the meeting is set to begin. For District 1, we will be doing a district tour. If your farm is in District 1, be on the lookout for more details soon.

To preregister for the district meeting of your choice, please contact the Bryce at 229-221-3906 or bryce@gamilk.org. We look forward to seeing you soon and value the input you share at our meetings.

2026 Georgia Dairy Conference Registration is OPEN

Registration is LIVE for the 2026 Georgia Dairy Conference. The conference will take place from January 19-21, 2026, at the Marriott Savannah Riverfront in beautiful Savannah, Georgia. Join us for three days of education, networking, and fellowship. As the Southeast’s premier dairy conference, this is a must-attend event. Register by visiting our website at www.gadairyconference.com. For more details about the conference, download the Farmer and Guest or Sponsor Guide.

Feel free to contact us directly at gadairyconference@gamilk.org.

USDA Market Administrator Reports Bulletin

The following is an excerpt from the Market Administrators Market Information Bulletin for July

Southeast Market Summary:

The minimum order uniform price for payment to producers supplying the Southeast Order marketing area during June 2025 is $22.18 per hundredweight for milk with a 3.5% butterfat test in Fulton County, Georgia. This is .965 times the uniform skim milk price of $13.23 per hundredweight plus 3.5 times the uniform butterfat price of $2.6905 per pound. Payment to producers may be adjusted by location differentials, if applicable, and by properly authorized deductions. Receipts of producer milk during June 2025 totaled 280.9 million pounds. There were 13 regulated pool distributing plants, 1 pool supply plant, and 9 cooperative associations submitting reports of receipts and utilization that were included in the computation of the uniform prices for June 2025. Total in-area Class I route disposition was 263.7 million pounds in June 2025, an increase of 10.6 million pounds from June 2024.

Click here to read the full report.

GA Milk Review Mailout

In July, we began mailing out the Georgia Milk Review to active members of the Georgia Milk Producers. If you are a member of GMP and did not receive your copy in the mail, please contact bethany@gamilk.org with your current mailing address. To view the digital version, visit our website at www.gamilk.org or click here.

GMP Classifieds

Want to showcase your business to dairy producers and industry professionals across the Southeast and US? Email info@gamilk.org to learn more about how you can advertise in the GMP E-News.

Associate Member Spotlight: Dairy Farmers of America

We are thankful to have Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) as an Associate Member of the Georgia Milk Producers. DFA is a farmer-owned cooperative of 9,500 dairy farmers on 5,000 farms nationwide. Here in Georgia, there are 43 DFA farms. Their mission is to deliver value to their family farm-owners as a leading global dairy cooperative. Visit their website here to learn more.

Calendar of Events

August 14 - Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Conference

The Classic Center, Athens, GA

August 21 - Agriculture Chairmen's Ag Issues Summit

The Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter, Perry, GA

September 16 & 17 - Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum

UGA Tifton Conference Center

Registration: GeorgiaAgLaborForum.com

Fall District Meetings

September 8th - 7pm District 2: Doodlum's BBQ, Woodbury

September 11th - 12pm District 7 - Sass! Thomasville

September 11th - 7pm District 5 - Oasis Coffee House, Montezuma

September 15th - 7pm District 3 at Farmview Market, Madison

September 16th - 7pm District 6 - Burke Co Extension Auditorium, Waynesboro

TBD - 12pm District 4 - Athens

TBD - District 1 - Farm Tours

Thank You, Associate Members

The mission of Georgia Milk Producers is to support, sustain, and grow the Georgia dairy industry. In addition to our partners in industry who support the Georgia Dairy Conference each January, we are also offering an opportunity for allied industry to partner with GMP year-round, network with producers throughout the year, and promote their companies outside of the conference. Thank you to our inaugural Associate Members, Dairy Farmers of America, FERA Animal Health, and BMO Bank.

Learn more about the GMP Associate Membership Program

Until Next Time,

GMP