Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad – NYTimes.com: Can things get worse for the dairy biz? Yes. This piece does not mention the troubles of Humboldt’s dairymen, but highlights systemic problems that must be touching locals who went
This article appears in Summer of Fun 2009.
Bob, there were a few other stories earlier this week highlighting the problems Cali dairymen are facing up and down the state, including a plan to dump milk that was shelved. The San Bernardino County Sun also had an article about a milk surplus and how it’s affecting milk production throughout the state … that article came out on Tuesday and for more info check with dairyherd.com
Humboldt Creamery’s bankruptcy has little to do with organic milk but everything to do with greed, and the arrogant incompetance of small town ‘big fish’ in little ponds.