The USDA has announced additional assistance for dairy farmers and improvements to the Dairy Margin Coverage Program.

About $350 million dollars are available through a new Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance program for farmers who were impacted by government purchase price swings.

Ag Secretary Vilsack spoke on how the department will support dairy farmers during a Senate Ag Appropriations hearing in June. “To reduce the differential that occurred between Class I and Class III milk pricing because of a disproportionate purchases of cheese during the Food Box effort,” he explains.

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