Dairy Checkoff News: 2020 in Review
December 28, 2020 10:12AM CST
Young dairy cattle are gathered in a barn Thursday Sept. 4, 2014, in East Montpelier, Vt. Vermont agriculture officials visited the farm to encourage the state’s dairy farmers to enroll in a new program that protects farmers from low milk prices. Minimum coverage for the Margin Protection Program costs farmers a $100 flat fee. Additional coverage costs more depending on the level of protection the farmer wants and the size of the farm. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
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U.S. dairy farmers faced a number of challenges that impacted their business in 2020, with COVID-19 at the top of the list. In this report, we’ll take a closer look at how dairy farmers, working through their checkoff program, worked to protect – and even grow – demand for milk and dairy products in a time no one expected.
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