Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Mike <mike.lists@mlxvi.org>]

Dairy farmers here (NZ) are not in co-ops (they used to be  until the 
merger). Most of them own the largest of the dairy companies through 
shares. Smaller dairy companies exist and buy off farmers without the 
need for them to be shareholders.

It is true that smaller farmers are being driven out of business - but 
not all of them. I live very close to a farm that runs its own dairy 
company and processes all of their product into milk. Quite successfully.

Mike


Zachary Domikez wrote:
> (My father sent me this with no reference, 'though you
> may have seen it from today's news.  There is a
> confusing finale, in which they describe 'smaller'
> farmers getting out, while all farmers are in Coops. 
> Is that socialism, or what?)
>
>