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Down on the farm: A dairyman's lament
Sun Jun 7, 2009
Yes, many farmers have this option, and in some areas it does seem to work. But even co-ops struggle to pay farmers a decent price. My brother is contracted with an organic co-op which recently met to discuss the drop in milk prices. The co-op cannot stay running if they cannot …
Down on the farm: A dairyman's lament
Sun Jun 7, 2009
Thank you for fixing the price here. I grew up on a dairy farm and find that many consumers do not understand that the dairy farmer sells his milk per pound, and even by grade (Organic, A, B, etc), but that the consumer buys it at an incredible mark-up when it is later sold per gallon.
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