the risk of losing so many of our dairy herds is getting closer and the countryside likely to be damaged beyond repair should we insist that supermarkets pay our dairy farmers a better price for their milk
2006-10-13 01:38:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
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2006-10-13 01:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by zanzabarr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of a way to make supermarkets pay the dairy farmer more for his product. You could eliminate the middle man by making a creamery on your farm, and have people come there to buy it.
There will always be dairy herds, just not like what we're used to. Instead of small dairies, the larger ones are taking over. Look at California and Idaho. Mega dairies.
Two - three years ago, they were paying farmers the same price that was paid in 1978, yes, 1978. Try buying goods and services on wages from the past. I don't know of any other hard working group that does that.
And sadly, many farmers are in debt and at the poverty level. To get loans for things, government agencies loaning the money have the farmer add on more cows or fancier improvements, so in reality he's further in debt.
We have everything we need, and we're in the poverty level.
2006-10-13 01:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very true - no poor farmers around look at them all driving about in their Range Rovers.
They get so many subsidies from the government, cut the subsidies to all European farmers and see which ones can make it on their own - put some Darwinism into play.
If that means the price of milk goes up a bit then fine.
2006-10-13 01:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by Danno 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Farmers are granted more government benefits than any other profession. I would gladly route for the underdog, but farmers are and always have been granted many tax benefits.
2006-10-13 01:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by Brutally Honest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds good in theory, but then people will complain about how much milk costs. There is no way of keeping everyone happy in this.
2006-10-13 01:39:50 · answer #5 · answered by Emma W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Then we pay more for our milk so the supermarkets earn their money back!
2006-10-13 01:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mizzie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ITs been going up for the previous few months and could proceed to accomplish that this is all approximately furnish and insist. lowering dairy aspects and extending call for for it are forcing expenditures up.
2016-12-08 14:06:06 · answer #7 · answered by fette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We should all be given government grants so we can all go out and buy a cow.
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2006-10-13 02:01:57 · answer #8 · answered by mohsinmalikuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, we pay enough and i have never seen a poor farmer yet!
2006-10-13 01:40:19 · answer #9 · answered by eckisix 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what Danno said.
2006-10-13 01:47:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋