Risk Reducing Effects of the Dairy Security Act on Southern Dairies

Brian K. Herbst, David Anderson, Joe Outlaw, James Richardson () and Stephanie Mazurkiewicz

No 162537, 2014 Annual Meeting, February 1-4, 2014, Dallas, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Dairymen have been searching for alternative methods to protect their margins against risk. The Dairy Security Act proposes to provide margin protection for dairies for the Farm Bill. This study showed the DSA provides protection but it is not consistent across all regions and sizes of dairies.

Keywords: Agricultural; and; Food; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.162537

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