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> Supply managed diary and poultry producers are effectively given a blank cheque from the government. There is no end to how much they can spend. Can you elab

• randomdata 3y ago
  What kind of elaboration are you looking for? > It seems the dairy farmers I grew up with in Southwestern Ontario were living just above poverty. Sure. Such is the life of owing a business. I mean, why take for yourself personally when you can buy another farm instead? While not dairy or poultry, I operate a grain farm in Southern Ontario – along with involvement in tech – and I also live in near poverty. Not because I have to, but because the money is better spent on growing and improving the business. That's the name of the farming game. If you wanted to live a comfortable personal life, you'd get a regular day job instead. That's a perfectly reasonable choice – nay, the most reasonable choice – but once you catch the farming bug...