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Dmc Program Extension

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 17, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food

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Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the Department of Agriculture's Dairy Margin Coverage program.

The Dairy Margin Coverage program, or DMC program, is a relatively new voluntary risk management tool for dairy producers that was authorized in the 2018 farm bill. It replaces the Margin Protection Program for dairy.

As everyone in agriculture knows, the industry is subject to many unpredictable or uncontrollable factors.

This year, weather has left a sizeable impact on production.

The DMC program exists for incidents like this: for when factors outside of our control impact agriculture yields.

The enrollment period for the DMC program has been extended through December 20.

The USDA website has plenty of information on the program, including a tool to help select the ideal level of coverage.

Agriculture is Pennsylvania's number one industry, with dairy being the largest sector. With just a few days left to enroll, I would like to encourage our hardworking dairy farmers to take advantage of the tools at their disposal, like Dairy Margin Coverage.

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