Max Armstrong looks at the Dairy Margin Coverage program, which got a slow start. The 2018 Farm Bill included he DMC which replaced the Margin Protection Program, not seen as effective. This new program offers more affordable coverage for dairy farms to protect from soft prices. Max digs into the program explaining how it has been changed to reflect the true cost of dairy production. Sign up begins October 13.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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