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Dairy farmers say safety net on milk prices is not helping
Associated Press ^ | Jun 19, 2016 1:37 PM EDT | Lisa Rathke

Posted on 06/19/2016 1:19:16 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Northeast dairy farmers who have been strapped for months by low milk prices say a voluntary insurance program that was supposed to be a safety net isn’t helping.

The margin protection program provides financial assistance to enrolled farmers when the gap between the price of milk and national average feed costs falls below the coverage levels picked by individual farmers. […]

Farmers say the margin protection program is not based on Northeast farmers’ feed costs but on the national average feed cost, which is less. The chairman of the National Milk Producers Federation testified in Washington last month that the program needs improvements. …

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TOPICS: Agriculture; Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: congress; dairy; milk; milkprice; safetynet; usda
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1 posted on 06/19/2016 1:19:17 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Actually what they are saying is that they need more illegal immigrants to milk their cows, and the government needs to pay them more...
2 posted on 06/19/2016 1:21:56 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: Olog-hai

None of these programs are designed for the farmer.

The are all part of the “Cheap Food for Voters” program sold under various names, but generally all lumped together as “The Farm Bill”.


3 posted on 06/19/2016 1:24:53 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: HarleyLady27

I’ve never milked a cow but it occurs that it’s better than a lot of other sit-down jobs. I’d give it a shot for $10/hr under the table or under the udder, whichever makes more sense.


4 posted on 06/19/2016 1:37:55 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: be-baw

You don’t actually think these dairy farms milk the cows by hand?


5 posted on 06/19/2016 1:51:58 PM PDT by raybbr (That progressive bumpers sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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To: Olog-hai

The socialism coming from the NE never stops...

What have happen to puritan values...


6 posted on 06/19/2016 1:55:33 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: raybbr

No. I realized how dumb my comment was after I posted and figured out how many gallons of milk I’d have to squeeze to justify $10/hr.


7 posted on 06/19/2016 1:55:49 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: be-baw

LOL....they are called ‘electric milkers’ we used them on our farm starting in the 50s...


8 posted on 06/19/2016 2:13:16 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: Olog-hai

we rarely drink or cook with milk. As adults we find we do not need it. We get our calcium other ways. Even as a kid I never liked milk.


9 posted on 06/19/2016 2:27:58 PM PDT by Pilated
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To: Pilated
we rarely drink or cook with milk. As adults we find we do not need it. We get our calcium other ways. Even as a kid I never liked milk.

Oooo, I do like milk.
Milk and cookies, nothing better in the afternoon, smack in the middle between lunch and dinner.

I also love oyster stew, made with milk. Good Lenten lunch on Fridays. Milk with hot or cold cereal. Nummers.
SMALL glass of chocolate milk just before bed time...keeps me asleep all night, with a smile.

10 posted on 06/19/2016 2:44:00 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: be-baw

Why buy milk if you can date a corn-fed Michigan girl? I once dated two sisters whose parents owned a dairy farm .


11 posted on 06/19/2016 2:45:15 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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To: gigster

I dated two corn-fed Michigan sisters twice. Made butter with 3 of the 4 and married two of them. Not at the same time of course. True story.


12 posted on 06/19/2016 2:51:23 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: Olog-hai

Just say NO to guest workers.

Picker laborers should be allowed to have their own farms. If a large corporate farm cannot pick their own crop, without relying upon foreigners, guess what, they are TOO BIG.

Let the pickers own the farm. Let Big Farmer die. It is called creative destruction.

And if the milkers are losing money, adapt and change.


13 posted on 06/19/2016 2:54:08 PM PDT by TheNext (Hillary Hurts Our Children)
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To: Olog-hai

bump


14 posted on 06/19/2016 3:58:03 PM PDT by gattaca (Republicans believe every day is July 4, democrats believe every day is April 15. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Olog-hai

bump


15 posted on 06/19/2016 3:58:10 PM PDT by gattaca (Republicans believe every day is July 4, democrats believe every day is April 15. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Pilated

I have discovered whole, grass-fed, no antibiotic milk, that comes in a bottle with cream on the top. It is absolutely fabulous. Also am using almond milk or coconut in my morning concoction . . .regular, coconut or almond milk, coffee, cacao, raw honey, cinnamon, coconut oil. . .heat it up a little and put in the blender. OOps also grass-fed butter. The ingredients DO NOT separate even after refrigeration. However the coconut oil does make it harden in the frig. The raw honey should not be heated.


16 posted on 06/19/2016 4:53:18 PM PDT by Maudeen (Sinner Saved by Grace)
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To: 2banana

The Puritans were socialists...which is why they almost died.


17 posted on 06/19/2016 5:37:30 PM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Olog-hai

There is no Constitutional authority for this program.

End it now.

L


18 posted on 06/19/2016 5:45:28 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Maudeen

We get our milk from an organic dairy farm-nothing better than raw milk. I’m practically addicted to it, can’t imagine going without. We get it right out of the bulk tank, a huge blessing for our family.

I’ve met two organic dairy farmers, neither need to hire immigrants to milk their cows. Not do they receive a penny in government subsidies as organic is priced at market value. Come to think of it, I imagine that the huge price difference between organic and conventional dairy has less to do with the differing costs of production than with the fact that the government is partially paying for the conventional products.


19 posted on 06/19/2016 6:10:59 PM PDT by NorthstarMom (God says debt is a curse and children are a blessing, yet we apply for loans and prevent pregnancy.)
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To: be-baw
Made butter with 3 of the 4 and married two of them... So, was it Udder Butter?
20 posted on 06/19/2016 7:57:09 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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