>That seems to be a choice of the dairy farm to either outsource their processing or to sell to bulk purchasers. No, in Canada it's not a choice. Any farmer th

>That seems to be a choice of the dairy farm to either outsource their processing or to sell to bulk purchasers. No, in Canada it's not a choice. Any farmer that has milk quotas cannot sell directly to consumers, even inside the farm gate. Some provinces allow farmers a "personal use" exemption, which enables non-milk farmers (i.e., farmers who happen to own a cow or two; quota holders are ineligible) to sell very small quantities of cow milk to consumers inside the farm gates. The largest I believe is Alberta that has a 50 litre a day exemption.