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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1387250" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>This post by Cross-7 is so right and EVERYONE should read it. HD said it was a rant but really it's not so much as laying out all the little things that have crept up over the years to this point.... The NCBA has sold us out and everyone else except R-CALF that was against rescinding C O O L labeling. Read posts by our fellow farmers/ranchers in NZ and Australia where they get a premium for meat that is labeled as being local to their area/country. That is why there is the niche marketing and small local people are finding a market for their products. It is a pain to deal with the USDA approved slaughter facilities, and they cost out the azz in comparison to the local state inspected ones. I hate dealing with things like farmers markets and the public all the time, but it can be done. Problem is it makes it so much more expensive that the average little guy can't afford to buy the meat that he would like to, to support his neighbor down the road.</p><p>Not saying that COOL labeling was perfect...but did anyone ever think about this....How many things do we buy that are " 99% fat free, only 1% fat, low fat, " and all that hype???? Then comes along a rule that says MILK can only be labeled as "FULL FAT WHOLE MILK. and 2% low fat and 1% low fat" WHY NOT LABELED AS 96.75 % FAT FREE which is what whole milk is, or 98% fat free or "HORRORS" 99% fat free??? Today whole milk is 3.25% fat, not even the 3.5% fat that it was as a kid growing up!!!! And the dairy industry has supported this!!!!</p><p></p><p>So yeah, expect that the "vertical integration" will happen in the beef industry and not only will it drive the little guy out; What about the loss of GENETIC DIVERSITY when they go to animals that only "fit the system" ???? SCARY thoughts down the road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1387250, member: 25884"] This post by Cross-7 is so right and EVERYONE should read it. HD said it was a rant but really it's not so much as laying out all the little things that have crept up over the years to this point.... The NCBA has sold us out and everyone else except R-CALF that was against rescinding C O O L labeling. Read posts by our fellow farmers/ranchers in NZ and Australia where they get a premium for meat that is labeled as being local to their area/country. That is why there is the niche marketing and small local people are finding a market for their products. It is a pain to deal with the USDA approved slaughter facilities, and they cost out the azz in comparison to the local state inspected ones. I hate dealing with things like farmers markets and the public all the time, but it can be done. Problem is it makes it so much more expensive that the average little guy can't afford to buy the meat that he would like to, to support his neighbor down the road. Not saying that COOL labeling was perfect...but did anyone ever think about this....How many things do we buy that are " 99% fat free, only 1% fat, low fat, " and all that hype???? Then comes along a rule that says MILK can only be labeled as "FULL FAT WHOLE MILK. and 2% low fat and 1% low fat" WHY NOT LABELED AS 96.75 % FAT FREE which is what whole milk is, or 98% fat free or "HORRORS" 99% fat free??? Today whole milk is 3.25% fat, not even the 3.5% fat that it was as a kid growing up!!!! And the dairy industry has supported this!!!! So yeah, expect that the "vertical integration" will happen in the beef industry and not only will it drive the little guy out; What about the loss of GENETIC DIVERSITY when they go to animals that only "fit the system" ???? SCARY thoughts down the road. [/QUOTE]
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