"About 99 percent of America's farms are family owned, Norton said, so the idea that there are these large corporate farms engaged in factory farm is really a myth.
"Sure there are bad apples," Norton said. "There are bad apples in every bunch, but people never look at the good stuff. They only look at the bad stuff. Only the bad stuff makes the news."
"American farmers have fed and clothed American families for more than 200 years and we're the leaders in the world in providing food and fiber," Norton said. "We're not going to let people not part of our industry tell us how to raise our animals healthy. We're already doing that."
And I, for one, would like to say thank you for a job well done!
ReplyDeleteLiving as I do in farming country of Tioga County, PA and having hunted for years on a family owned dairy farm in Warren County, NJ, I know of the hard work and dedication needed to make a family farm run properly. I also know that you folks do not get paid nearly what your product is worth.
Thanks for your kind words Joated. When I read Senator Aubertine's thoughts that 1500 farms will go out this year I am sad and worried. Other nations who have lost their farms have suffered later....
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