A farmer says the Dairy Margin Coverage program doesn’t account for one of the biggest herd expenses.
Michael Yeager and his family milk 300 Holsteins near Mineral Point, Wisconsin. He says, “A huge cost of production that’s not ever been included in either the MPP (Margin Protection Program) or today’s DMC (Dairy Margin Coverage) program is the cost of fortification of these animals. Vitamins, minerals, salt, sodium bicarb.”
Yeager tells Brownfield the cost of nutritional supplements is not considered in the formula for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program and should be.
