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U.S. organic dairy politics : animals, pasture, people, and agribusiness /

"Since 1950, production of U.S. dairy cows has risen 250 percent, while the longevity of cows has plunged alongside the number of family farms. Additionally, farmers have had to respond to lower farm gate prices and commercial pressures by intensifying production with agribusiness technologies,...

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Main Authors: Scholten, Bruce A. Bruce Allen
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Organic dairy farming > United States
Organic dairy farming > Political aspects > United States
Organic farming > Political aspects > United States
Natural foods industry > United States
Nutrition policy > United States
Summary: "Since 1950, production of U.S. dairy cows has risen 250 percent, while the longevity of cows has plunged alongside the number of family farms. Additionally, farmers have had to respond to lower farm gate prices and commercial pressures by intensifying production with agribusiness technologies, including genetically modified hormones and antibiotics to fight disease and illnesses brought on by dairy cow confinement. This book examines the current resistance to corporate agribusiness being waged by organic dairy farmers, cooperatives, and consumer activists{u2014}commonly referred to as the '
Carrier Form: xx, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index.
ISBN: 9781137330604
1137330600
Index Number: SF246
CLC: F371.263
Call Number: F371.263/S368
Contents: Introduction : what is organic dairying? -- Agricultural revolutions : winter was bleak before haymaking -- USDA organic pasture war : where have all the cow herds gone? -- Animal welfare : from Rudolf Steiner to the St. Paul declaration -- Stewardship in the Northwest : Dutch stewards, vets and researchers discuss U.S., Canadian & European rules -- Antibiotics & health in the Northeast & beyond : experts on U.S., Canadian & European rules -- Family farms and megadairies : effects on cows, land & society -- Conclusions & outlook : agribusiness, cooperatives and power to 2050.

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