Dairy farmers rely less on federal program

The 2014 farm law created a new, insurance-style support program for dairy farmers, based on the difference between milk prices and the cost of feed for milk cows, a so-called margin protection program. Slightly more than half — 54 percent — of U.S. dairy farmers are enrolled and most of them signed up for the… » Read More

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