The Milk Production Reduction Scheme is now open for applications. The voluntary scheme will pay up to 12.23 pence per litre to reduce milk output in four reduction periods: 1 October to 31 December 2016 1 November 2016 to 31 January 2017 1 December 2016 to 28 February 2017 1 January to 31 March 2017 If you apply for the first reduction period, you can also apply for the fourth reduction period. Otherwise, you can only apply for a single reduction period. If the scheme is ov