#Farm bill draft includes Dairy Security Act

icking up where we left off last year, a farm bill with dairy policy reform is on its way. Packaged as the Dairy Security Act, some groups are singing the praises of this combination of margin insurance and supply management, while others are disappointed it the House Ag Committee’s failure to strike the controversial production […]

#Dairy Security Act Part of Senate Mark-Up

Praise for Senate Agriculture Committee action this morning on the Farm Bill came rolling in from advocates of the Dairy Security Act (DSA), which includes both dairy margin insurance and a market stabilization program.

Report Concludes #Dairy Security Act in Farm Bill Best for Farmers

US – A new analysis issued by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) points out the advantages of the margin insurance and market stabilization-based approach to reforming dairy policy, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), which urged members of Congress to review the report and act on the Farm Bill yet in 2012.