WASHINGTON D.C.-Three weeks after the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program's expiration date, New England and Midwestern legislators were working to resuscitate the program, calling it a safety net for small farms.
WASHINGTON D.C.-Three weeks after the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program's expiration date, New England and Midwestern legislators were working to resuscitate the program, calling it a safety net for small farms.
The program, which in 2002 replaced the Northeastern Dairy Compact, was set to expire Sept. 30. Some last minute moves to renew the program in early October stalled when western lawmakers objected to MILC's inclusion in a proposed budget reconciliation package. But as this issue went to press, Sen. Charles Schumer of N.Y. helped get a scaled-back extension approved by a key Senate panel.