USDA announces first 2019 Dairy Safety Net Payment triggered

In Community, Farm by OC Monitor Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency announced this week that the January 2019 income over feed cost margin was $7.99 per hundredweight, triggering the first payment for eligible dairy producers who buy the appropriate level of coverage under the new but yet-to-be established Dairy Margin Coverage program.

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