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The USDA has opened the signup period for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program for the 2022 calendar year.

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

USDA Announces Improvements to the Dairy Safety Net and New Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program

New assistance program to help Virginia dairy farmers Published Saturday, Jul. 24, 2021, 8:42 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Savo Ilic – stock.adobe.com) Dairy farmers have faced a multitude of challenges in recent years, but a new reimbursement program through the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is intended to help farmers in the state. VDACS established a new reimbursement program to assist dair...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Feb. 24 Tom Vilsack took the oath of office as the 32nd Secretary of Agriculture. It’s Vilsack’s second time as chief of the United States Department of Agriculture. He previously served eight years in the same role in the Obama administration. Vilsack, 70, is also the former governor of Iowa, and most recently was president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, a dairy trade and lobbying group. On Monday, Vilsack sat down with Capital Press reporter Sierra Dawn McClain for a wide-ranging interview. The text has been edited for brevity and clarity. Capital Pre...