Take a moment to imagine living on a small family farm. Waking at dawn
to a rooster crowing and cows mooing. You head down to the barn to get
the cows milked, collect chicken eggs, clean out stalls and feed all the
animals before going back into the kitchen to grab breakfast for
yourself....
...The dairy market crisis is wreaking
havoc on Wisconsin farms. We’ve seen 551 dairy farms close in 2019
already, after losing 638 in 2018 and 465 in 2017. Small, family farms
are the hardest hit. Farmer suicides have shaken our communities to the
core. Farmers face the decision to sell the farm or take on more debt to
become bigger. Trade wars, access to credit and years of low milk
prices make it hard for young folks to see a future in dairy farming...
...moreKen Notes: Written by Jeff Smith, he has some good ideas. When you talk about the number of closings it is important to state the we actually milk more cows now than ever before. So there is a clear shift to factory farms.... One thing you will never see in the not to distant future is a dairy cow standing in a field.
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