Posted on 08/20/2017 6:43:25 PM PDT by Theoria
Allocators never do as well as a market can...
Agreed. Free Market vs Central Control is a no brainer, as long as free market does not generate “too big to fail” businesses.
Technology has really helped as production per cow is up about 25% in the past few years.
In addition, using sorted seman results in all heifer calves and no bull calves making it easier to expand the herd faster.
Yet, there is not a shortage of milk and some clearly can operate providing it.
It is tough but not surprising that small, family-owned operations are struggling the more that technology is applied. Has happened in about every other industry.
It is going to take more people valuing a safe, local food supply to make more than just the high-end, boutique, organic-type farms able to survive locally.
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