WI milk contractor bonds.
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A Wisconsin milk contractor that procures producer milk can be required by DATCP to post security under the Agricultural Producer Security law (Wis. Stat. s. 126.47). A surety bond is one accepted form. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — your exact price is set by your required bond amount and appears at the application.
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Enter your amount, pay, and file the producer security with DATCP. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount DATCP required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit check.
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Receive the executed continuous-term bond, payable to the department for the benefit of producers and producer agents, ready to file with your milk contractor license. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the milk contractor bond actually covers
Wisconsin’s Agricultural Producer Security law (Wis. Stat. ch. 126) protects farmers who deliver commodities to licensed contractors. For dairy, s. 126.47 lets DATCP require a milk contractor to post security — cash, a letter of credit, or a surety bond payable to the department for the benefit of milk producers and producer agents.
When a surety bond is used, the statute requires a continuous-term bond that can be canceled only with the department’s written agreement or on 90 days’ prior written notice to the department. A contractor with deferred-payment obligations must maintain security at least equal to its highest total of unpaid producer-milk obligations at any time during the preceding 12 months.
If a milk contractor fails to pay producers for milk it procured, those producers can recover against the security. DATCP sets the required amount from your reported obligations — enter that figure and pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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These are the actual underwriting fields. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score. Submit once and your continuous-term bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Priced at 1% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum. Enter the amount DATCP required and file your producer security.