America Faces Dairy Shortage!




October 12, 2009
Linda A.

We heard about the Gay march in D.C. and Obama addressed them. But did anyone hear about the busloads of dairy farmers protesting in D.C.? Guess the sheer volume of Gays outnumbers the farmers.

Image: If you don't seal the REAL seal, chances are your "food" contains plastic and chemicals.

Or about how they have lowered the price of milk so low that thousands of small dairy farms will go out of business. The farmer barley made a living when they received $.50 cents from every gallon of milk sold. Today, they are now getting $.20 per gallon. The Federal Govt. subsidizes huge corporate farms while leaving the small farmer to fade away. They even control how the dairy farmer can advertise their products.

How does this concern you? Well, not only about the price of milk but more importantly, the quality of milk. Remember, it is one of the main food sources for our children

My brother-in-law is one of the most well-known dairy farmers in the industry, and knows most of the farmers in PA and the bigger farmers around the country, as he has done business with most of them

The sad part here is that the farmers are so busy running what is left of their farms, they don't have the time, or money to address this problem.

If you are concerned at all, time to step up and help. Did you know that most of the cheeses in the grocery stores are NOT made with milk or milk products? If you don't see the "REAL" seal on them, there is nothing real or natural about them.

Cheese made of plastic and chemicals; sour cream, margarines, and you are being sold a bill of goods by the commercials on TV. Eat the "REAL" thing or ultimately deal with the consequences.

The Rest of the Story


Rick George
Charleston Ron Paul Examiner

That is the scenario if cartels like Borden, Dean Foods, and the Dairy Farmers of America are able to squeeze out small independent farmers. America has slept while jobs and industries have gone overseas due to monopolization and stringent government regulation which strangle the free market. As you read this, a battle rages for one of the few remaining commodities produced in our country. When will America finally say ENOUGH!?

According to National Public Radio, large corporations such as Dean Foods and Dairy Farmers of America have joined forces to create a huge monopoly in order to drive prices and control the market. Typically, this forces smaller, independent business owners to close, creating less competition for the larger monopoly. The monopoly then hires lobbyists, or supports a favorite politician who controls regulation which will prevent or hinder future competition and benefit the monopoly.

Not only will this affect prices, but it will produce a drastic reduction in the quality of milk and dairy products. In order to streamline production and keep costs at an affordable level, large corporations are forced to cut corners. Often they introduce harmful chemical agents, as in the case of Monsanto which introduced Posilac, a hormone produced from genetically engineered e-coli in order to facilitate milk production. Research shows a possible link between Posilac and various types of cancer. Monsanto later became embroiled in a lawsuit with reporters from Fox News Network over potential release of these findings. The story of Monsanto and Posilac demonstrates how large corporations not only affect politics, but the mainstream media as well.

Unfortunately, America is rife with situations similar to this one. Gerald Celente identifies this type of corpora-political merger as fascism, the definition of which he attributes to Mussolini. America cannot continue voting in the same politicians over and over expecting different results. If this trend of corpora-political fascism is to be broken, leaders who understand both the economy and free market principles will have to be put into place. Leaders like Ron Paul and Peter Schiff have been predicting these conditions for decades and have remained outside the Washington “beltway“ which is addicted to both power and greed. America can no longer afford to vote on popularity and secondary agendas alone.

Another solution is to buy American. Support your local farmer by purchasing at produce stands and farmer’s markets. Google “made in America” for American made products and refuse to buy solely from the giant manufacturers. It is past time to wake up, we have drastically overslept. “We the people” are the only solution for our country. Wake up America!

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