Dairy Margin Coverage

With the DMC program now enhanced for dairy farms, producers have a chance to secure better coverage through 2026. Let’s break down what this means.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins provided updates to federal farm safety net programs while speaking at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention in southern California.

Enrollment for the USDA’s ARC and PLC Programs will not open until after the 2026 planting season; this comes as USDA readies a 61-page final rule implementing updates required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025.

U.S. dairy exports surged higher in June, reaching 18.7% of domestic milk solids production, the highest level since 2022.

The USDA announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs, including Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, as well as Dairy Margin Coverage.  Producers can submit applications to USDA’s Farm Service Agency for ARC and PLC for the 2025 crop year from January 21 to April 15. DMC appli...

For milk and most dairy products, “prices have started to decline, quicker than we had expected,” noted USDA outlook board chairman Mark Jekanowski.  He added it's a combination of continued increases in milk and dairy production plus weak demand and pretty strong international competition.   So far all of 2023 com...

FSA announced last week that dairy producers now have through the end of January to consider enrolling in either USDA's Dairy Margin Coverage or the Supplemental-DMC for program year 2023.   “We're going to extend the deadline for submission of applications for DMC and Supplemental-DMC to give our producers time to get through year end activities and to ensure that they're able to take advantage o

Sign-up for the 2023 USDA Dairy Margin Coverage is now open through December 9th.  FSA Deputy Administrator Scott Barlow said several improvements to coverage have been made over the past year.   “ the feed cost formula will pay for high quality alfalfa hay."   He noted, ...

Dairy producers can now enroll for 2023 coverage through the Dairy Margin Coverage Program.  The program helps dairy farmers manage changes in milk and feed prices.  Enrollment for the program began Monday and runs through December 7th.   Last ...

On Tuesday, the USDA extended the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage for 2022. The deadline to apply for coverage is now March 25th. USDA’s Farm Service Agency opened signup in December 2021 to help producers manage economic risk brought on by milk price and feed cost disparities. ...