When the U.S. Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, it included major changes to the Dairy Margin Protection Program. The first article in this month’s Knowledge Exchange Partner summarizes information from the February 2018 release of the Dairy Markets and Policy report titled Changes to the Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers. The second article is by Hank Soule who has 30 years of experience in New England seafood harvesting, production and fishery management. He reports on the health of the Northeast commercial fishing industry and some innovative ideas that have transformed what was once viewed as waste into high-value products.
