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Originally Posted by blueangel
What about the overproduction of milk?
"Carol Tucker Foreman, of the Consumer Federation of America, said U.S. farmers produce more milk than Americans can drink, and the government must buy the surplus. "Since 1999, dairy-support programs have cost taxpayers over $5 billion," she said."
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There may be an overproduction of milk, but I think the farmer might have an easier time maintaining fewer head of cattle that could create the same production so that he could see bigger profits. Why maintain 300 head of cattle when 200 can produce the same milk or whatever? As the family farm continues to disappear, farmers have to continue to look for ways to be competitive.
I also don't know enough to comment about the dairy-support program or how it works.
My question is (to anyone)how much do you know about where your meat comes from currently? Unless you have a personal relationship with whoever raises your meat, do you really know for sure how it's showing up on your grocery store shelf? How do you know that you'll be able to tell the difference between what meat from the offspring of a cloned animal and a non-cloned animal might taste like?
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