Posted by NY 986 on November 13, 2019 at 05:17:32 from (67.249.255.74):
In Reply to: Root of the Dairy Problem posted by Traditional Farmer on November 13, 2019 at 05:02:10:
Fluid milk demand per person is down but demand for byproducts such as ice cream and cheese are up considerably. The big problem for farmers is over production. 15,000 lb RHA was considered excellent 40 plus years ago but today nearly all farms could not survive on that level of production. Anymore it is does the farmer run 22-25K without a lot of supplements or try to push for above 30,000 lbs? Raising production years ago dealt with the immediate problem of raising income but raised supply as well. In addition vertical integration by corporations such as Walmart has eliminated a fair number of smaller farms in some areas. Used to be a small dairy could make it if very low debt, efficient, and highly productive in terms of land and cows but now you have to darn near be working off of a sizable inheritance just to play hobby dairyman.
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