Vilsack Encouraging Dairy Producers to Sign-up for MPP

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced they were going to purchase approximately 11 million pounds of cheese from private inventories to not only assist food banks, but also help reduce a cheese surplus. And in that same announcement, they also said the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) would be extended from September 30th to December 16th. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hopes this extension will allow dairy producers the time needed to take part in MPP.


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