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Where Will Dairy Markets Go After Year of Change?
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Enrollment in Dairy Margin Coverage surged 27% for next year as farmers applied a key lesson of the pandemic.
More than 17,000 farms will be protected in 2021 through USDAâs main dairy risk management program.
Thatâs 68% of the operations with production history on file with the government, according to Mondayâs numbers from the Farm Service Agency.
âI still donât think thereâs enough farmers taking advantage of the program, but itâs a significant increase over last year, and Iâm pleased with that,â said Zach Myers, risk education manager at the Center for Dairy Excellence.
The leap in enrollment comes after many farmers, not expecting a payment, dropped coverage for 2020. Myers believes farmers were trying to rebuild their finances after a string of bad years.