Bottled water at four times the price of milk??? Witness organic dairy farmers, sometimes tearfully, pleading their case to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack …. and the Secretary appears at the rally and directly responds. Powerful! The rally took place on July 16 at the La Crosse County Fairgrounds in West Salem, Wisconsin.
Excellent video of organic dairy farm in Vermont with Brent and Regina Beidler discussing the current economic challenges they face that have already driven some out of business. The one element that the reporter missed in covering this issue is a tremendous quantity of milk being produced by factory farms owned by Aurora, horizon and others. Making up an estimated 30-40% of the market these corporations have used this oversupply to force prices down and met his squeezing some family farmers Jan the breaking point
Mark Kastel’s recent radio/video interview with Michael James, host of the live radio show broadcast from Chicago’s venerable Heartland Cafe provides a glimpse into the fight against the corporate takeover of organic agriculture. Kastel was in Chicago for a speech at the annual Green Festival with 20,000 participants at Navy Pier. Michael James is a long-time political activist in Chicago. Many luminaries have appeared at the Heartland including our current president.
