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WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2021 – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support dairy farmers and rural communities, today the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and expanded the program to allow dairy producers to better protect their operations by enrolling supplemental production.

After several delays at the Office of Management and Budget, USDA finally opened the door to begin enrollment for 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) on Monday, December 13. The sign-up period will be ex,Hoard's Dairyman Intel - Thursday

Milk margins reported through the USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage Program hit a record low in August 2021, making it tough for farm families trying to navigate profitability in their dairy

The ransomware attack that hit global meatpacker JBS affected its Australianand U.S. IT systems, and Politico is reporting that the company has told the White House they think it was a

One area that continues to lag for the dairy industry is protecting our source of revenue, which is needed for the operation’s survival.

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 USDA’s main dairy risk management program. That’s 68% of the operations with production history on file with the government, according to Monday’s numbers from the Farm Service Agency. “I still don’t think there’s enough farmers taking advantage of the program, but it’s a significant increase ove...