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<blockquote data-quote="bigbull338" data-source="post: 500480" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>if you add inflation to the price of milk it hasnt gone up at all.the other expeneses have gone up 300%.the milk price has stayed the same.by all rights today the milk price floor should be set at $30/cwt.then the dairyman might could eat.the family dairies are the 1s growing into the mega dairies of today.very few mega dairies are owned by companies.heres how you get tobe a mega dairy.my dad started our dairy with 80 cows 36yrs ago.now lets assume we chose to grow by the normal 15% pre year for 36yrs.that would put us a family dairy milking 14000 cows after 36yrs.so to me the family dairies are 90% of the mega dairies.because the kids join the family .then the grandkids join.an the whole thing keeps growing.an yes im a hardcore ex dairyman.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbull338, post: 500480, member: 1697"] if you add inflation to the price of milk it hasnt gone up at all.the other expeneses have gone up 300%.the milk price has stayed the same.by all rights today the milk price floor should be set at $30/cwt.then the dairyman might could eat.the family dairies are the 1s growing into the mega dairies of today.very few mega dairies are owned by companies.heres how you get tobe a mega dairy.my dad started our dairy with 80 cows 36yrs ago.now lets assume we chose to grow by the normal 15% pre year for 36yrs.that would put us a family dairy milking 14000 cows after 36yrs.so to me the family dairies are 90% of the mega dairies.because the kids join the family .then the grandkids join.an the whole thing keeps growing.an yes im a hardcore ex dairyman. [/QUOTE]
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