U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has approved a one-week extension for producers to sign up for the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). Producers now have until June 8 to enroll in MPP-Dairy for 2018; the original deadline was June 1.
“We believe an extension of the sign-up period beyond the June 1 deadline will be beneficial in recruiting as many farmers as possible into the program,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF. “In particular, the late spring planting in numerous dairy states, especially in the Midwest, means that many farmers have been in their fields in recent weeks and unable to sit down and make decisions about their risk management options available through USDA.”
For more on 2018 MPP changes, click here and here.
