Vermont dairy farmers are hurting and there may be anti-competitive forces that have contributed to this crisis
They are bringing an antitrust lawyer and that speaks volumes
As they fall, the lands and rural cultures these families have brought together over generations ... which are the soul of Vermont's rural heritage will be disassembled
As the Vermont farmer struggles to survive in this monopolistic world, some will seek efficiencies and market share via consolidation and corporate farming while many others will fall by the wayside.
I grew up in a dairy valley as a kid. I love these people. The culture that is wrapped around dairy farming is falling by the wayside in Vermont
If we don't seek a different course, the road we now head down inevitably leads to huge corporate farms, supplying huge corporate dairy processors, supplying huge corporate food retailers
Something is out of balance here
If you have an entity that controls that much of the marketplace, you need to break them up.