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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 over last year, and I’m pleased with that,” said Zach Myers, risk education manager at the Ce...