The Farm Service Agency has paid more than a billion dollars this year for dairy farmers enrolled in the Dairy Margin Coverage Program.

Administrator Zach Ducheneaux tells Brownfield the margin between the price of milk and cost of feed from January through October triggered payments.

“Dairy farmers have faced many challenges, as has everyone else during the pandemic, and with the trade issues and unpredictable weather so it’s important that we provide these safety net programs for them,” he says.

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