It is truly disgusting just what the USDA will do for Corporate Agriculture. We need government organizations that aren't so eager to roll over and prostitute themselves for a bit of money.
It isn't just dairy -- certain people are making a lot more money than they should be off of basic food-stuffs here in Canada. At the same time they are dictating how we get our milk. WTF!
How the industrial dairy system eliminated the creamline - a clear visual marker for the quality of the milk and the health of the cows.
Corporate control of our food system is deeply embedded. Industrial food companies have been advertising to us since we were young. Sugar and other taste stimulants are very addictive. Taking back the food system is a cooperative effort.
Please take a second to sign this petition. I for one can't wait to see Michael (Monsanto Mike) Taylor dumped. This will be a good first step in cleaning up the FDA which is now a viper's nest of Big Ag whores.
The film and the panel discussion raised the question of the why the federal government would spend so much time and money on small local producers who use sustainable agricultural practices and sell direct to consumers.
Nowadays the whole food system - from production to processing and distribution - is mainly controlled by transnational corporations. Since 2007 these companies such as Monsanto, DuPont, Bayer, Cargill, Sinochem, Nestlé (to name just a few) have seen increases in their profits.
The roots of industrial dairy and factory farms. Distillery dairies and infant mortality in New York and the USA.
A simple google search of industrial dairies around the world reveals all sorts of dairy industry abuses, some of the main ones being uncontrolled growth and monopoly, disrespect for animals, consumers and traditional farmers, unstable price fluctuations, disease, disgusting environmental conditions, unrealistic government subsidization, overproduction...
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