Articles tagged under: Dairy Margin Coverage Program
DMC Enrollment Period Extended
Published December 9, 2022
USDA has extended the deadline for farmers to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage programs for 2023. The National Milk Producers Federation praised the news and encouraged dairy farmers to consider USDA’s complete array of…Pleased with 2022 DMC Changes
Published December 13, 2021
Minnesota Milk Producers Association is glad to see changes made to the 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage program. Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom says Minnesota farmers pushed for these changes. "We've been pushing for supplemental changes for years. If you built a…Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up Begins Today
Published December 13, 2021
Sign-up for the 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage Program begins today. The USDA expanded the program, allowing farmers to enroll supplemental production. There are also updates to feed costs. "One of the changes we were able to make is to allow…DMC Payments Top $981 Million
Published November 1, 2021
Through the first eight months of the year, USDA Dairy Margin Coverage indemnity payments have totaled more than $981 million. Payments have averaged $51,500 year-to-date. Wisconsin leads the nation in the total amount of DMC payments, followed by California, New…Funding Glitch Delays Dairy Margin Coverage Payments
Published September 13, 2021
There’s been a delay in Dairy Margin Coverage payments for local dairy farmers. One southern Minnesota dairy farmer said on Thursday they had a check due the first of September, but the USDA had not made the settlement. The farmer…Dairy Margin Coverage Program is Helping MN Farmers
Published December 7, 2020
Minnesota Milk Producers Association Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom says the Dairy Margin Coverage program been a great for Minnesota farmers. In 2019, the Minnesota Agriculture Department launched the DAIRI program to incentivize the state’s dairy farmers to sign up for…Consider Signing Up for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program
Published November 30, 2020
The Dairy Margin Coverage Program may be a beneficial risk management tool for dairy farmers again in 2021. That’s according to National Milk Producers Federation Senior Vice President for Member Services Chris Galen in the latest episode of the dairy…2021 Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up Begins in Fall
Published June 20, 2020
The Dairy Margin Coverage program sign-up for 2021 will begin on October 12 and run through December 11, 2020. The Farm Service Agency is encouraging dairy producers to sign up for the program. So far this year, the DMC has…USDA Won’t Re-open the Dairy Margin Coverage Program
Published April 20, 2020
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the USDA will not reopen the Dairy Margin Coverage program sign-up. "We chose not to do that, because it's an insurance program. We literally begged people to sign up last year," said Perdue. "The DMC…