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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: The $11B Question: Navigating Processing Realities In 2026
Description: There’s a massive wave of capital investment, nearly $11 billion, flowing into dairy processing plants from Kansas to New York. But what does this mean for the person actually milking the cows? Leonard Polzin, Dairy Markets and Policy Outreach Specialist with the UW-Madison Division of Extension, discusses with Stephanie Hoff where that money is going, why our surging cheese exports are acting as a floor rather than a fuel for milk prices, and what Class III producers should be asking their processors to navigate a volatile 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.