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Small Pennsylvania family farm shares concerns of dairy industry


A Mercersburg farmer believes price fixing is negatively impacting the dairy industry for small farms natiowide.

 
“The problem in the dairy industry today is the low milk prices that’s being paid to the farmers and the reason that’s happening is because the usda has the authority to set the price of milk,” Charles Goetz, dairy farmer, said.
 
Goetz even went as far as writing a letter to President Donald Trump expressing his issues with surplus and milk production.
 
He says that his cooperatives require a certain amount of milk for each pck-up. Economically, Goetz said his production has became a full time job.
 
“Once you go above 40 cows that is your job you can’t make money off the farm anymore, that’s your full time job so if your taxes go up well you got to milk a few more cows which adds to the surplus,” Goetz said.
 
Goetz thinks the U.S. Department of Agriculture authorizes the milk prices which he believes are too low to sustain a well working farm.
Source: localdvm.com

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