Article: -CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE: Merc welcomes USDA's Dairy Options Pilot Program

Article: CME: Merc lauds USDA on renewal of dairy options pi ...
M2 Presswire;  August 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Merc lauds USDA on renewal of dairy options pilot program (C)1994-99 ... Announces Second Round Of Innovative Risk Management Tool The Chicago Mercantile Exchange ... Agency (RMA) for expanding its Dairy Options Pilot Program (DOPP) to enable ...

Transcript: USDA EXPANDS DAIRY OPTIONS PILOT PROGRAM
Regulatory Intelligence Data;  July 29, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... announced Round II of the Dairy Options Pilot Program (DOPP ... complete this hands-on risk management training learn to protect ... implementation. Developed by the Risk Management Agency, the program has ... from the homepage of the Risk Management Agency: http://www ...

Transcript: RISK MANAGEMENT AND CROP INSURANCE: CRAIG HILL
Congressional Testimony;  October 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... presently the primary risk management program, we are ... program provides a risk management tool for most of ... exception of the Dairy Options Pilot Program) is unavailable. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) does ...

Article: Two exchanges vying for dairy options deal
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 7, 1998 ;     489 words ... ... subsidized business trading dairy options. The U.S. Agriculture Department ... considering whether to offer a dairy options pilot program in April to teach ... Ackerman, who heads USDA's risk management division. He wasn't available ...

Article: -FARM SERVICE AGENCY: USDA announces states and counties selected ...
M2 Presswire;  June 9, 1998 ;     686 words ... ... states and counties selected for $11m dairy options pilot program (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... manage their price risks. The new Dairy Options Pilot Program (DOPP) helps producers ... days," Glickman said. "The new dairy options pilot program is only one step we are ...

Article: USDA to expand dairy options pilot program.
The Kiplinger Agriculture Letter;  August 13, 1999 ;     327 words ...USDA will expand dairy options pilot program to 61 more counties in 25 states. About 425 producers in ... the plan will be implemented across the country. For more information on dairy options, call Lon Burke, 202-720-5265.

Article: USDA looking for producers to test dairy options.
The Kiplinger Agriculture Letter;  June 19, 1998 ;     474 words ...Meanwhile, USDA is looking for producers to test dairy options. An $11-million pilot program will help dairy farmers in selected states create their own income safety net by purchasing exchange ...