Dairy Producers Can Now Enroll in Margin Protection Program

Randall Weiseman July 1, 2015 Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

Val Dolcini

July 1 was the start date for dairy producers to enroll in USDA’S 2016 Margin Protection Program. Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini discusses how the program works.

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For more information about the Margin Protection Program, visit FSA online at www.fsa.usda.gov/dairy or stop by your local FSA office.

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