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hlthe2b

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10. You seem to not be reading my posts as I surely have been making the same point re: family farms

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 06:35 PM

Nov 2018

since my very first posting on this thread...

who wants to be a small dairy farmer? Those whose only hope of holding onto family land is being one. The odds are so stacked against them now, it is unbelievable. That is NOT because their product is inherently unhealthy. Producers/manufacturers have made some products so.

Plain, unflavored yogurt is one of the healthiest foods one can eat.

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Depressed milk prices forcing more farmers out of operation [View all] TexasTowelie Nov 2018 OP

My grandfather was a beef farmer, not dairy, but this so saddens me hlthe2b Nov 2018 #1

The dairy industry, as it was 50 or 60 years ago, is doomed A HERETIC I AM Nov 2018 #4

Well, there's one hell of a lot of longevity among the highest yogurt eaters (Soviet GA centenarians hlthe2b Nov 2018 #5

"your eulogy for dairies is rather premature." A HERETIC I AM Nov 2018 #6

Family farms in general have been failing dating back to my late grandfather's era in beef hlthe2b Nov 2018 #7

Btw, only fluid milk consumption per capita are down. Trends for yogurt, butter, cheese hlthe2b Nov 2018 #8

Again, I am not by any means a dairy expert, futures or otherwise. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2018 #9

You seem to not be reading my posts as I surely have been making the same point re: family farms hlthe2b Nov 2018 #10

I have been reading your posts and I was/am trying to add to your points, not contradict them.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2018 #12

I said plain, unflavored yogurt, not fluid milk. hlthe2b Nov 2018 #13

Perhaps my reading comprehension isn't what it used to be A HERETIC I AM Nov 2018 #14

Yogurt derives from milk does it not? hlthe2b Nov 2018 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Nov 2018 #11

I can barely afford it now. I cannot imagine how much it would cost if Ferrets are Cool Nov 2018 #2

Milk prices may be depressed Ohiogal Nov 2018 #3