LISBON — In a visit to Lisbon’s Keystone Dairy Farm Tuesday morning, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., warned of a “dairy cliff” for north country dairy farmers if
Lawmakers continue to struggle with what to do about commodity programs in a new farm bill, including how to pay for increases in reference prices. One idea is to require farmers to update their base acreage to reflect current plantings.
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The Dairy Margin Coverage Program offers financial protection for dairy producers when the difference between milk prices and the feed price falls below a certain dollar amount.