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Dear
Friend,
As
a
member
of
Wisconsin’s
dairy
community,
Senator
Baldwin
wanted
to
make
sure
you
were
aware
there
is
still
time
to
enroll
in
the
improved
Dairy
Margin
Protection
Program
(MPP).
Knowing
the
pressures
farmers
face
to
get
their
fieldwork
done
this
time
of
year,
Senator
Baldwin
requested
an
extension
in
order
for
Wisconsin’s
dairy
community
to
have
additional
time
to
evaluate
the
MPP
program
and
the
changes
that
were
made
in
the Bipartisan
Budget
Act
of
2018.
Now,
as
a
result
of
Senator
Baldwin’s
bipartisan
efforts,
the
deadline
to
re-enroll
has
been
extended
to
this
Friday,
June
8,
2018.
Visit
your
local
USDA
service
center
to
learn
more
and
enroll by
June
8th
Senator
Baldwin
worked
to
secure
updates
to
the
MPP
program
that
are
effective
upon
enrollment
and
provide
more
cost-effective
protections
for
dairy
farmers,
including
lower
premium
rates
for
better
coverage.
With
the
changes
secured
by
Senator
Baldwin
and
authorized
under
the Bipartisan
Budget
Act
of
2018,
the
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture’s
(USDA)
Farm
Service
Agency
(FSA)
has
extended
the
enrollment
period
until
this
Friday,
June
8,
2018,
and
has
made
coverage
selected
in
the
new
enrollment
period
retroactive
to
January
1,
2018.
Changes
to
the
MPP
program
Senator
Baldwin
worked
to
secure
include:
- Monthly
rather
than
bi-monthly
calculations
of
the
margin
period
- Covered
production
has
increased
to
5
million
pounds
on
the
Tier
1
premium
schedule,
and
premium
rates
for
Tier
1
are
substantially
lowered
- An
exemption
from
paying
an
administrative
fee
for
limited
resource,
beginning,
veteran,
and
disadvantaged
producers.
Dairy
operators
enrolled
in
the
previous
2018
enrollment
period
that
qualify
for
this
exemption
under
the
new
provisions
may
request
a
refund
Farmers
are
encouraged
to
visit
the
USDA's
MPP
webpage
to
review
what
the
updates
would
mean
for
their
operation,
based
on
their
unique
production
history
and
preferred
coverage
level.
Read
more
about
how
to
enroll
in
the
MPP
and
Senator
Baldwin’s
efforts
in
support
of
Wisconsin
dairy
farmers
here.
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