Event Details

Date

June 10, 2019

Time

7-8:30 pm

Location

CCE Saratoga Extension Office
50 West High St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: June 7, 2019

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Ins and Outs of the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program~Ballston Spa

June 10, 2019


Please join our Regional Dairy Specialist, Dave Balbian and Farm Business Management Specialist, Nicole Tommell, to discuss the use of Dairy-RP (revenue protection) and LGM-Dairy (livestock gross margin) as risk management tools in addition to the DMC Program administrated by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). FSA executive directors from around the region will be in attendance to speak about the new DMC tools.  

This will be offered at the following locations, see information regarding registration at each location:

  • Monday, June 10, 7-8:30pm, deadline June 7 at noon - CCE Saratoga Extension Office (limited to Saratoga County producers only) 50 West High St, Ballston Spa 12020 (register at link above)
  • Tuesday, June 11, 7-8:30pm, deadline June 7 at noon - Farm Credit East,  7397 NY-80, Cooperstown 13326 (register at https://cnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=893)
  • Wednesday, June 12, 7-8:30pm, deadline June 10 at noon - Montgomery County Annex Building, Room 111 20 Park St, Fonda 12068 (register at https://cnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=894
  • Tuesday, June 18, 11am-2pm, deadline June 14 at noon -19 North Main Event Center (lunch will be provided), 19 N Main St, Sherburne 13460. Register at Madison County FSA (315) 824-9076 or Chenango County FSA (607) 334-3231
  • Monday, June 24, 11am-2pm, deadline June 21 at noon - CCE Madison Extension Office (lunch will be provided), 100 Eaton St, Morrisville 13408. Register at Madison County FSA (315) 824-9076
  • Tuesday, June 25, 11am-?, deadline June 21 at noon - CCE Chenango County Office 99 N Broad St, Norwich, NY 13815. Register at Chenango County FSA (607) 334-3231
Registration allows us to communicate any cancellations or changes in arrangements.

*Note to Yahoo (and some other) email users: The registration confirmation may come through as a blank message. If you receive a blank message and would like a corrected confirmation, please email your request to herkimer@cornell.edu


June 2019 Dairy DMC Meetings (PDF; 236KB)


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