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New USDA program targets struggling dairy farmers Iowa Independent
8 hours ago ago from Iowa Independent
Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow us on Twitter Home Agriculture Campaigns Civil Rights Economy Environment State Government Blog View All Send a News Tip New USDA program targets struggling dairy farmers By Lynda Waddington 12/17/09 3:00 PM The nation's struggling dairy farmers received a $290 million boost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday. The department is implementing a new program, the ...
Related contentUSDA Announces New Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment Program to Provide Financial Relief to Struggling Dairy Producers
12 hours ago ago from Dairyline.com Blog
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2009 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the implementation of the new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment (DELAP) program. The 2010 Agricultural Appropriations Bill authorized $290 million for loss assistance payments to eligible dairy producers. Through this program, eligible dairy producers will receive economic assistance that will help stabilize their operations during these tough economic ...
Related contentFarmers Assuring Responsible Management
15 hours ago ago from Dairyline.com Blog
Dairy producers now have online access to the National Dairy FARM program. FARM stands for “Farmers Assuring Responsible Management.” The program was developed by the National Milk Producers Federation with support from Dairy Management Incorporated. NMPF’s Chris Galen said in Thursday’s broadcast that this is a Federation New Year’s resolutions to get farms and marketing systems enrolled in the FARM program, which is a voluntary, ...
Related contentDELAP Payments Being Sent
19 hours ago ago from Northview Diary
According to NY Farm Bureau USDA has said that payments will be mailed by December 24th . Below is an earlier press release on the topic. USDA Announces New Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment Program to Provide Financial Relief to Struggling Dairy Producers WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the implementation of the new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment (DELAP) program. ...
Related contentPMMB to maintain Class I over-order premium
7 hours ago ago from DairyBusiness
The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) will maintain the Class I over-order premium price of milk at $2.65/cwt. for the six-month period beginning Jan. 1, 2010. PMMB also decided that if milk prices rose to a certain level (Class I mover reaches $15.50/cwt.), the over-order premium would be reduced to $2.15/cwt. and remain at that level through June 30, 2010. “We recognize PMMB weighed the many challenges facing dairy producers in ...
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USDA outlines plan to send dairy farmers payments
9 hours ago ago from U.S. News
USDA outlines plan to send dairy farmers payments WASHINGTON (AP) -- Giving a boost to struggling dairy producers, the Agriculture Department said Thursday it plans to dole out one-time payments to farmers. The USDA's announcement of the new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment program comes after Congress earlier this year approved $350 million to help the struggling dairy industry, which has been mired in a lengthy downturn. ...
Related contentCalif. dairy farmers get temporary price hike
14 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Calif. dairy farmers get temporary price hike FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- California dairy farmers will be getting a temporary increase in the minimum price they can charge for milk. The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced Wednesday that a 3-cents-a-gallon hike in the minimum will be in effect from January through March 2010. Officials say the increase is unlikely to affect the price for milk paid by consumers. Raising ...
Related contentVermont dairy farmers to get federal help
8 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Vermont dairy farmers to get federal help MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says the United States Department of Agriculture has started to process emergency payments to dairy farmers who have struggled with low milk prices. The Vermont independent, who sponsored an amendment that added the funds to the agriculture appropriations legislation, says a Vermont farm with 125 cows could receive an estimated $8,000. Sanders says ...
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