Wisconsin dairy farmers are lagging behind in enrolling for a federal protection program designed to help their operations. According to Katie Detra from Wisconsin’s Farm Service Agency, just 1,616 dairy operations had finished registering for the Dairy Margin Coverage program by February 17th.
The enrollment figure represents merely 31.5% of Wisconsin’s 5,116 licensed dairy operations, leaving thousands of farms without coverage. Detra is urging dairy farmers across the state to complete their enrollment in the program.
