Dairy farmers say safety net on milk prices is not helping

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Northeast dairy farmers have been strapped for months by low milk prices. They say a voluntary insurance program promoted as a safety net when the margin between milk prices and feed costs fell below a certain amount is not helping.

An oversupply of milk in the U.S. and around the world has caused milk prices paid to farmers to fall below production costs for months.

Dairy farmers say safety net on milk prices is not helping