341 | Katie Burgess: The Dairy Risk Advisor Who Simplifies the Chaos
Today's conversation on the Uplevel Dairy podcast was captured at the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls, where Peggy Coffeen interviews dairy risk management advisor and economist, Katie Burgess of Ever.Ag, about making dairy risk management simpler and more accessible. Burgess shares her Wisconsin dairy farm upbringing, ag business education, and path from UW Extension into Ever.Ag, emphasizing that effective risk management doesn’t require predicting markets or mastering jargon.
She explains the main dairy insurance tools, Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) and LGM Dairy, highlighting DRP’s daily availability, quarterly coverage, and fit for Class III and IV and high-component milk, versus LGM’s Thursday-only availability, Class III focus, and single- or two-month coverage, with a coming USDA change expected to allow using both in the same quarter. They discuss today’s volatility, export dependence, strong global supply, opportunities in milk and cattle values, and the farm lesson “make hay when the sun shines.”
This episode is brought to you by Ever.Ag
Ever.Ag partners with dairy producers to build customized risk management plans that help protect margins in any market environment. With dedicated advisors, industry leading technology, and proven tools like Dairy Revenue Protection, we help farms reduce uncertainty and secure long‑term financial strength. Learn more at https://ever.ag/.
00:00 Risk Made Simple
02:09 Farm Roots in Wisconsin
03:10 Learning Risk Tools
04:21 Path to Ever Ag
06:36 Keep It Simple Strategy
07:42 DRP vs LGM Explained
10:25 Market Outlook and Action
11:27 Make Hay While the Sun Shines
12:35 Seeing the Whole Chain
14:41 Future of Dairy
