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First Payments to Dairy Farmers are Set to be Delivered Next Week

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MONTPELIER, Vt. -

First payments to dairy farmers in Vermont are set to be delivered next week.

According to a press release, Vermont dairy farmers are eligible for safety net payments beginning February 5 under the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program. That bill expired last year, but was part of the short-term extension under the fiscal cliff deal.

Leahy said, "I appreciate USDA's prompt work, both in Vermont and in Washington, in implementing this extension.  Farmers need as much predictability as we can offer them.  But this is only a short-term remedy."

Last year the program paid Vermont farmers around $11 million.

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