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CARES Act Funding To Help Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

HARRISBURG (KDKA) - More than $7 million in CARES Act funding will be used to help Pennsylvania dairy farmers.

Early in the pandemic, many farms were forced to dump milk due to low demand.

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1,500 farmers in Pennsylvania applied for the funding and were approved for direct payments.

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