SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH CRITICAL FED PROGRAM IN LIMBO, DAIRY CLIFF COULD HIT ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY FARMERS AND CONSUMERS, HALTING CRITICAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND RAISING MILK PRICES; SENATOR LAUNCHES NEW PUSH TO ENSURE NY DAIRY INDUSTRY ISN'T PUT OUT TO PASTURE AND VITAL FED DAIRY PROGRAM FOR NORTH COUNTRY IS PROTECTED

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"St. Lawrence County is the heart of Upstate New York's dairy industry, with over 230 dairy farms, and by the end of this year many could be looking over a "dairy cliff' that threatens lifeline payments, puts the industry in limbo, and increases the price of milk. The Dairy Margin Coverage Program is essential to support our farmers, like Twin Mills Farms, and to keep best quality milk made from New York farms flowing to families across America. I helped enact the Dairy Margin Coverage Program in the 2018 Farm Bill and I will not stop fighting to churn up support to protect this critical program for our Upstate dairy farmers."

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