Report: Milk Could Skyrocket To $8 A Gallon If Farm Bill Not Passed

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56. the expired farm bill kept prices artificially low

which is a good thing for consumers but the trade off was subsidizes for the farmers...if i understand the current senate bill correctly,they cut subsidizes and replace it with subsidized insurance for farmers...not sure how that helps the dairy farmer as weather does not directly impact them and milk production

i do not think pols on the right or the left are addressing the milk issue

if we revert to the 1930s farm bill the govt will be spending more on milk so there is no savings in that (to gut food stamps with)

the danger is nothing addresses dairy in the new farm bill and then the "free market" is in charge and our milk will be shipped to the highest bidders (saudi princes will be filling there swim pools with it instead of school kids drinking it)

the problem with the expired farm bill was there were no limits on subsidies ,thats why we heard of millionaire farmers getting govt checks

i think we need to feed Americans first both with food stamps and artificially low prices at least on staples like milk