tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post4474194853871583343..comments2024-03-21T19:13:52.584-04:00Comments on Northview Diary: Northeast Federal Order Referendumthreecolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-77677448272851382542013-02-17T07:41:54.006-05:002013-02-17T07:41:54.006-05:00BTW, a hundredweight brings about 18 bucks right n...BTW, a hundredweight brings about 18 bucks right now.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-38589824074831164202013-02-17T07:41:21.894-05:002013-02-17T07:41:21.894-05:00Cathy, OMG, we finally, AFTER we voted, got some e...Cathy, OMG, we finally, AFTER we voted, got some explanation of this from our cooperative. The dairy farmer is SCREWED by this whichever way he votes. If he votes yes the processors continue to keep $3.17 out of every hundredweight he produces! If he votes no he loses the federal marketing order, which offers some protection to his overall price, in some cases as much as $2.50 per HW. The system is so corrupt and so unfair that quitting looks better every day. If it weren't for the actual cows....three human generations of breeding for quality, and the love we have for them....we would sell out right away.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-54178638046518730952013-02-16T13:00:27.289-05:002013-02-16T13:00:27.289-05:00Your last sentence . . .
It's a hard old wo...Your last sentence . . . <br /><br />It's a hard old world out there.<br /><br />Hope there aren't any seismic aftershocks.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.com