Thread: Calif dairies going broke due to feed, milk prices

I worked on a dairy when I was a kid, and it is very hard work.

http://www.alipac.us/f19/70-years-to...on-end-224210/

Due to the rising cost of WATER, fuel and labor.

RELATED

http://www.alipac.us/f19/ny-sen-milk...m-bill-264675/

1. Demographics | Ag 101 | Agriculture | US EPA
   
   
2. www.epa.gov/oecaagct/ag101/demographics.html
   
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4. The number of farms in the U.S. stands at about two million. ... The “Corporate” farms account for only 3% of U.S. farms and 90% of those are family owned.
   

Family Farms

www.nifa.usda.gov/nea/ag_systems/.../familyfarm_if_overview.htmlCached
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Jun 18, 2010 – ... majority of farms and ranches in the United States are family owned ... family farms account for almost 96 percent of the 2,204,792 farms in ...





Family farm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A family farm is a farm owned and operated by a family, and often passed down ... of Agriculture, ninety-eight percent of all farms in the U.S. are family farms.

Feed prices have gotten high because of Obama's ethonal gas program. Stop utilizing feed corn for gas and problem solved.

U.S. drought drives up food prices worldwide - Aug. 9, 2012

money.cnn.com/2012/08/09/news/economy/food-prices.../index.htm
Aug 9, 2012 –It's causing food and feed prices to surge worldwide. ... The main drivers behind the increase? ... Related: Food prices on the rise as drought worsens ...