A secretive, government-sponsored entity is putting cheese anywhere it can stuff it

[araomd]

The Mad Cheese Scientists Fighting to Save the Dairy Industry

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...cientists-fighting-to-save-the-dairy-industry

 

[MacTavish]

I'm a professional Cheese Cutter. Where do I apply for one of these cheeky jobs ???

 

[Old Patriot]

What a cheesy article.

 

[richs]

The flatulence is strong with this one...

 

[xlr8ngn]

I need a big slice of hoop cheese. Mmmmmmm

 

[Kahrnut]

 

[Kahrnut]

 

[105thSoftail]

Look

She's got a nice cheese cutter

 

[BNB]

Government cheese.....

 

[rockyfatcat]

The cheese glut is so massive (1.3 billion pounds in (government) cold storage as of May 31) that on two separate occasions, in August and October of last year, the federal government announced it would bail out dairy farmers by purchasing $20 million worth of surplus for distribution to food pantries. Add to that a global drop in demand for dairy, plus technology that’s making cows more prolific, and you have the lowest milk prices since the Great Recession ended in 2009. Farmers poured out almost 50 million gallons of unsold milk last year—actually poured it out, into holes in the ground—according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. In an August 2016 letter, the National Milk Producers Federation begged the USDA for a $150 million bailout.

Under the commerce clause of the constitution our politicians are dead set to make sure that market prices don't drop for consumers.

Why? Because the consumer doesn't have any lobbyist in D.C. to bribe the politicians.

Some of the best politicians money can buy!