Organic Dairy Farmers Face Ruin

May 28, 2009

Brutal New York Times article about what’s happening to organic dairy farmers as recession-strapped consumers switch back to factory farmed milk.

Leaving animal welfare aside for a moment, I can’t see how any sane person would take up animal agriculture, whether factory farmed or organic. Sooner or later, unless you’re the 800 pound gorilla, market forces tear you apart. (Via Starkman). Link.

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