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I always get my dairy local. Where I live I am lucky enough to have a family farm that services our area. The nice thing is that their milk isn't that much more

I always get my dairy local. Where I live I am lucky enough to have a family farm that services our area. The nice thing is that their milk isn't that much more than any of the name brands. Maybe 50 cents a gallon. You can tour their farms and watch the process and they are very open about it. http://debackerfamilydairy.com/ http://debackerfamilydairy.com/ If we had more of these local farms servicing more areas it would definitely help reduce reliance on factory farms. If you live in an urban/highly populated area I don't see anyway for a small farm like this to produce enough for the population.

vfc1 7y ago
When I saw your post I thought it would a Mom and Pa farm down the road with 5 cows, but this actually looks like a small (to medium?) size factory farm to me, well marketed. Those huge structures are I imagine grain silos to store feed -https://www.google.com/search?q=de+backer+family+dairy&rlz=1C5CHFA_enBE715BE715&sxsrf=ACYBGNQn4k9kyejUXWVKv4s4e__D8zMMuA:1571403917030&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNt5fi76XlAhVSaVAKHdZECfcQ_AUIEigB&biw=1920&bih=1001#imgrc=ARWxLc9EApx84M https://www.google.com/search?q=de+backer+family+dairy&rlz=1...: How many cows do they have? Apparently farms with more than 100 cows make up just 0.3 percent of the total dairy farm population. You can clearly see that it's a factory-like installation. Are all those people part of the family or full-time employees? I bet several are employees. At least it does not come from across the world it's local so less impactful. > use to make the richest ice cream that you’ll ever taste. The other day I tried one of those plant-based Magnum ice creams, I couldn't tell the difference and actually liked it more.
Falling3 7y ago
Some of the worst practices I've witnessed (shooting/drowning male calves) existed on small family farms. The idea that these places are synonymous with humane is absolutely false. The male calves are still treated horrifically - either killed within days or sent to a veal farm. And the female calves are usually put into isolation, which is horrific for a young mammal to have to go through.

vfc1 7y ago

When I saw your post I thought it would a Mom and Pa farm down the road with 5 cows, but this actually looks like a small (to medium?) size factory farm to me, well marketed. Those huge structures are I imagine grain silos to store feed -https://www.google.com/search?q=de+backer+family+dairy&rlz=1C5CHFA_enBE715BE715&sxsrf=ACYBGNQn4k9kyejUXWVKv4s4e__D8zMMuA:1571403917030&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNt5fi76XlAhVSaVAKHdZECfcQ_AUIEigB&biw=1920&bih=1001#imgrc=ARWxLc9EApx84M https://www.google.com/search?q=de+backer+family+dairy&rlz=1...: How many cows do they have? Apparently farms with more than 100 cows make up just 0.3 percent of the total dairy farm population. You can clearly see that it's a factory-like installation. Are all those people part of the family or full-time employees? I bet several are employees. At least it does not come from across the world it's local so less impactful. > use to make the richest ice cream that you’ll ever taste. The other day I tried one of those plant-based Magnum ice creams, I couldn't tell the difference and actually liked it more.

Falling3 7y ago

Some of the worst practices I've witnessed (shooting/drowning male calves) existed on small family farms. The idea that these places are synonymous with humane is absolutely false. The male calves are still treated horrifically - either killed within days or sent to a veal farm. And the female calves are usually put into isolation, which is horrific for a young mammal to have to go through.