HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) today announced a series of financial support measures for the state’s dairy sector, reaffirming Connecticut’s commitment to stabilizing and strengthening dairy operations amidst ongoing economic pressures. These efforts support farms of all sizes and reflect the critical role dairy producers play in the state’s economy, workforce, and food system.
CT DoAg has completed processing of the second-round Dairy Stabilization payment totaling $3 million , which will now be distributed to the 71 dairy farms that opted in . The processed payments represent more than 98 percent of the state’s total milk production. Payments were calculated at the equivalent of $1.3522/cwt per hundredweight, based on each farm’s average monthly production from April through September.
CT DoAg is also opening an opportunity for all 78 licensed milk producers and retail raw milk producers to receive an equity payment from a $1 million allocation through Dairy Stabilization , to be divided equally among all participants . This payment is designed to offset a year marked by rising input costs, elevated fuel prices, and one of the most expensive h...