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Dairy Crisis

Higher Milk Prices Offer Little Comfort For Dairy Farmers

AP | By GOSIA WOZNIACKA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Dairy Exports, High Milk Prices, Dairy Industry, Dairy Farmers, Corn Industry, Tom Vilsack, California Dairy Farms, Milk, Cost of Milk, Western United Dairymen, Usda, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Dairy Crisis, Home News

RIVERDALE, Calif. -- While milk prices continue to rise and exports to Asian markets have expanded, many dairy farmers are still struggling with the a...

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For Dairy Farmers, the Depression is Here. Is Industrial Agriculture to Blame?

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Farm Aid, Food Democracy Now, Dairy Crisis, Food Politics, Green News
Leslie Hatfield

If you drink milk, you probably haven't noticed any drop in the price of a gallon anytime recently. But if you were a dairy farmer, you'd know quite well that the price you'd received for the milk has dropped -- the largest single drop since the Great Depression.

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