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The new program passed under the Dairy title of the 2002 Farm Bill provides pork (or should that be beef) to dairy farmers across the country instead of just the Northeast.
From thee USDA/ERS web page:
A new program for direct counter-cyclical payments to milk producers is legislated in the 2002 Farm Act. Eligible producers can receive a monthly payment calculated as 45 percent of the difference between $16.94 per cwt and the monthly Class I price in Boston announced under Federal . Milk Marketing Order 1 multiplied by their monthly "eligible milk production marketed." The payment for a single farm is made only on eligible production, up to 2.4 million pounds per fiscal year. This program covers eligible milk production from December 1, 2001 to September 30, 2005.