- 125
- Episodes
- 61
- Transcribed
- 35
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About The Dairy Download
A podcast series presented by the International Dairy Foods Association and Ever.Ag. The Dairy Download is a 30-minute podcast hosted by Phil Plourd and Kathleen Noble Wolfley of Ever.Ag that covers dairy market news and offers fresh guest commentary on the consumer and policy trends shaping dairy. Breezy and informative, The Dairy Download takes listeners through a top-line report on the CME dairy markets, and then dives into the headlines and trends shaping dairy production, consumption and marketing with industry experts, market analysts, and leaders from across food and beverage. The Dairy Download is available wherever you get your podcasts, as well as for direct download from https://www.idfa.org/thedairydownload.
- Publisher
- IDFA
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
61 of 125 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026
Ep. 124 - The Dairy Plant of the Future
8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 123 - Consumer Trends and the Future of Beef and Dairy
25 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep. 122 - Navigating EPR and the Future of Dairy Packaging
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Ep. 123 - Consumer Trends and the Future of Beef and Dairy
Published 8 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So this is something we've been monitoring now for years. several years, and we get a lot of questions on when is the cattle herd going to start rebuilding? What kind of fundamentals need to change before that happens? And we're watching pasture conditions. We've had significant drought for the past handful of years, and this can limit rebuilding ability. Looking at the average age of the rancher being 58, that if they're going to get out of the market, if they don't have someone coming in behind them, why not get out at a market high? So that's of concern. And that if you have record high cattle prices, especially on the calf side, that if you need to start generating some cash flow, that instead of keeping extra heifers back for rebuilding, that you'll sell them off and generate some revenue coming into the operation. […]
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- Rachel McGinness
- Jared Helenic
- Anne-Marie Roerink
- Abbi Groves
- Travis Klug
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 27 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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- Quality
- 52
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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