The old gives way to the new, and in its’ wake leaves significant collateral damage. The American Dairy Farmer is a dying breed.
The dairy industry has consolidated. The small guys struggle to survive and the power in the supply chain has shifted to the milk processors and retailers who make the margins. The average dairy farmer struggles to make ends meet, while the mammoth corporate giants profit from their labor of love.
These good men and women are people of the soil — they live simple lives, raise their cows and work 12 hour days to provide for their families. They certainly do not dream about being rich.
Unfortunately, for many of them, it’s the only craft they know. And unless something changes, they too will wither away and become extinct.
We need to support our dairy farmers. Load up on a a glass of milk — it does a body good.
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