Reagan signs dairy bill after lawmakers pledge not to extend diversion

President Reagan signed the dairy compromise bill on Nov. 29, 1983. The bills two major provisions were to lower the support price to $12.60 per cwt, and the paid diversion measure. This measure requires the Department of Agriculture to establish contracts with dairy producers to cut marketings to between 5-30% of their sales and provides schedules for culled cow marketing. Other features of the bill establish egg marketing orders, drought relief, and freezing of tobacco support prices.