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Economist Forecasts $18 Milk This Fall

A dairy economist says milk prices could approach $18 by the fall, a more than $4 per hundredweight increase since the beginning of 2019. 
 
University of Wisconsin's Bob Cropp says dairy product production is down, stocks are tightening, and everything is indicating stronger prices for the fourth quarter. 
 
"I'm saying in June we're going to be in the $17s and keep increasing to at least the high $17s for the fourth quarter. If things really tighten and the feed situation plays out, exports improve, $18 is not out of the possibilities." 
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Sweetener Effects on Gut Health - Dr. Kwangwook Kim

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In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Kwangwook Kim, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, discusses the use of non-nutritive sweeteners in nursery pig diets. He explains how sucralose and neotame influence feed intake, gut health, metabolism, and the frequency of diarrhea compared to antibiotics. The conversation highlights mechanisms beyond palatability, including hormone signaling and nutrient transport. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Receptors responsible for sweet taste are present not only in the mouth but also along the intestinal tract.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Kwangwook Kim / kwangwook-kim is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, specializing in swine nutrition and feed additives under disease challenge models. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from the University of California, Davis, where he focused on intestinal health and metabolic responses in pigs. His research evaluates alternatives to antibiotics, targeting gut health and performance in nursery pigs.