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Hortensis

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42. Hope your groceries problem is under control now, Count.

Sun Apr 5, 2020, 04:49 AM

Apr 2020

Milk's only one of many products that won't all make it to market. Everything is extremely interdependent and thus vulnerable to disruption. How many of us grow even one potato, about as uncomplicated as it can get? Every simple tuber arrives on our table at the end of a long chain.

Hopefully this will lead a few to vote a bit more responsibly, and to vote period. Poor government is our fault, good our doing, and in 2016 a whole lot of people did very, very bad. And for once consequences are coming home to a lot of them personally, instead of just hurting others.

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U.S. dairy farmers dump milk as pandemic upends food markets [View all] CountAllVotes Apr 2020 OP

About forty years ago customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #1

That would make sense which is exactly what this administration has none of Afromania Apr 2020 #4

I remember getting that cheese Tribalceltic Apr 2020 #7

We called it reagan cheese Marthe48 Apr 2020 #8

commodity cheese and butter have been around since the 1950s yellowdogintexas Apr 2020 #41

Can't have that.... free cheese is socialism. Hotler Apr 2020 #10

My FIL gets cheese and powdered milk from the commodities program for seniors and low income. Kaleva Apr 2020 #11

Maybe Faux Snooze customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #18

And Ronnie the Great killed that program. Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #31

Yup shanti Apr 2020 #38

They did this during the great depression too DBoon Apr 2020 #2

Milk prices are regulated by the federal government mainer Apr 2020 #3

It's really too low TexasBushwhacker Apr 2020 #14

"It's probably cheaper for them to just stop producing milk." Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #22

What? Faminewolf Apr 2020 #24

If the farmers can't get milk to the dairies,they have to do something with it. The cows will keep Arkansas Granny Apr 2020 #5

The cows keep producing Faminewolf Apr 2020 #25

I don't mean to sound snarky, but have you ever raised cows? Arkansas Granny Apr 2020 #33

No, but, Faminewolf Apr 2020 #34

My doctor used to have a notice on his bulletin board that said Rhiannon12866 Apr 2020 #36

Distribution is irregular at this point bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #6

Bottom line, Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #32

Distribution networks have shifted. Igel Apr 2020 #9

On top of this is the decline in demand for milk. Kaleva Apr 2020 #12

Already a huge stockpile howardmappel Apr 2020 #13

Especially with the increased demand on the food banks TexasBushwhacker Apr 2020 #16

well catsudon Apr 2020 #17

I do not, but I imagination there will be many more people TexasBushwhacker Apr 2020 #20

Nailed. If Poole knew that things would change for him. mahina Apr 2020 #39

Feds should go get the milk and help deliver it McCamy Taylor Apr 2020 #15

Video of them literally dumping milk down the drain IronLionZion Apr 2020 #19

Make it into cheese and powdered milk. roamer65 Apr 2020 #21

I work at a DFA-owned facility NickB79 Apr 2020 #23

I seem to recall a similar situation UpInArms Apr 2020 #26

Government cheese. Texaswitchy Apr 2020 #27

Yet one more thing revealing how tenuous life is in the US matt819 Apr 2020 #28

Trucking companies that haul dairy can't get drivers? mwooldri Apr 2020 #29

Post removed Post removed Apr 2020 #30

Food banks could use government cheese. BrightKnight Apr 2020 #35

Organic milk has gone up from $460 to $699 womanofthehills Apr 2020 #37

Thinking good food thoughts for you. quaint Apr 2020 #40

Hope your groceries problem is under control now, Count. Hortensis Apr 2020 #42