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America’s Dairy Farms Have Vanished
US dairy farms are disappearing, down 95 percent in terms of numbers since the 1970s—milk price rules are one reason why.
The purpose of these orders was to set a monthly, uniform minimum price for milk based on its end use and to ensure that farmers were paid accurately and in a timely manner. Some regions have had greater losses than others, which largely ties back to how farmers are paid, meaning the classes of milk, and the rising costs of production in their area. If farmers take advantage of them, data shows they can functions as a safety net, but they don’t fix the underlying problem of costs exceeding income.
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