Now that the House of Representatives is sworn in, a dairy group is bringing its legislative priorities to Capitol Hill.
Jim Mulhern with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield the next farm bill is the top priority and making minor adjustments to dairy risk management programs needs to be a part of that.
Mulhern says the Dairy Margin Coverage program works well for small and medium-sized producers. “You’re able to insure your income over feed costs at a dollar a hundredweight more than what has been the average margin in this industry over the last ten to fifteen years.
