America's dairy farms disappearing amid rising costs, pricing issues

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  1. Lazer

    Lazer Road Train Member

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    The family we buy our fresh eggs from, years ago they were in the dairy business, the State(Texas) and county chased all the dairy farms out of the area. The claim was dairy farming required too much fresh water.
     
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  3. Lazer

    Lazer Road Train Member

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    I see Holstein’s, maybe Brown Swiss and an Ayrshire?
     
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  4. broke down plumber

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    No brown swiss , gurnsey or jersey , its small i think gurnsey
     
  5. OldeSkool

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    Don’t get me lying. Idk much about cows lol.
     
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  6. cuzzin it

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    Its hard to make then laugh
     
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  7. thatsright

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    @3.29 for a gallon in my area. Milk hasnt went up like everything else.
     
  8. REO6205

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    Maybe so, but I think ours laugh at us pretty often.
     
  9. snicrep

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    Really? I'm paying $3.89/gal for store brand.
     
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  10. snicrep

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    There's less machinery involved with beef.
    BTW anyone notice that chic fil a's cows are fairy cows?
     
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