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America’s Dairy Farmers Dump 43M Gallons of Excess Milk
- Joof 10y agoSo would this be a good reason for decreased use of antibiotics?
- snewk 10y agoAt this point, I'd take ANY reason for decreased use of antibiotics. However, I would imagine having a 'heathy' cow and an abundance of milk would be more preferable to a dairy farmer than having a dead cow and just enough milk.
- cpncrunch 10y agoI assume OP meant antibiotics for growth (not for infection). However, the FDA is already phasing it out: http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/GuidanceforIndustry/ucm216939.htm#question9 http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/GuidanceComplianceEnforc...
- HeyLaughingBoy 10y agoSo why isn't the price coming back down? I remember when dairy prices started climbing fast about 5 years ago the reason given was that there was high worldwide demand and low supply. As far as I can tell, cheese prices (the one I noticed immediately) haven't come down at all.
- brianwawok 10y agoIts being poured out. Supply and demand influence on price depends on goods brought to market. Dumping out some supply removes it from the supply and demand equation.
- npiazza83 10y agoI'm the grandson of an Italian immigrant tenement farmer and it would do my heart good if those loses could be dumped into raw milk artisinal products. Let me know if you're in a CSA with a raw milk producer or a cheese maker. I'll donate time and effort to hook up producers.