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- From: jim_manning AT mindspring.com
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 09:03:29 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
This whole discussion is so depressing. How hard is it for the dairy industry and policymakers to understand that large numbers of people have voted with their dollars for food that they perceive to be cleaner, safer, and better for the environment? And how can they not see that this position is just going to grow, with a new scary food story showing up in the media every day? From a purely mercenary perspective, you would think that the reaction to that would be to snuggle up to those people, find out what it will take to provide the products that meet their needs, and happily take their money. Instead, the response from industry and policymakers is to batten down the hatches, declare that "milk is milk", and crank up the pr machine to undermine the credibility of any alternative labeling mechanism. In virtually every other aspect of modern marketing, industry understands that segmentation and differentiation lead to profit maximization. In dairy, unbelievably, industry and policymakers fight fiercely to remain a commodity, with the accompanying low profitabilty. Jim -----Original Message----- |
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed
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- Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed, Laurie Tiemens, 08/01/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed,
deberryemail-website, 08/02/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed,
Patrick Mulkey, 08/02/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed, R. Follette, 08/02/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed, Sharon and Steve, 08/02/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed,
Patrick Mulkey, 08/02/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed,
Sharon and Steve, 08/02/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed,
road's end farm, 08/02/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed, Sharon and Steve, 08/03/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed,
road's end farm, 08/02/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed,
STEVE GILMAN, 08/02/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed, Brigette Leach, 08/02/2007
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Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed,
jim_manning, 08/03/2007
- Re: [Market-farming] Denver Post Op-ed, Fellenz, 08/03/2007
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