Monday, December 31, 2012

Milk / Russian Crown Jewels




“Establishes a dairy production margin protection program under which participating dairy operations are paid: (1) basic production margin protection program payments when production margins are less than threshold levels, and (2) supplemental production margin protection program payments if purchased by a participating dairy operation.
Provides for a transition period under which the dairy production margin protection program and the milk income loss program shall both be in existence and producers may participate in either program.”

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Diamonds and Dusty Pages 

“The Russian Crown Jewels today—their value is almost unimaginable. This discovery and the documentation it will provide researchers in the future is an extremely important find not only for the USGS but for researchers around gems and gemstones worldwide.”