Burlington Free Press: Dairy farmers tackle giant milk cooperatives
By Elizabeth Bewley, Gannett • Thursday, June 24, 2010
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In Vermont, where more than 250 dairy farms have closed in the past five years, one farmer has found a way to beat the big guys -- at least for now. Rob Baum of Canaan has opened a "raw milk" farm to sell milk directly to consumers instead of to cooperatives and retailers.
"Big agribusiness is very against raw milk, because it takes away the monopoly they have over the farmer," Baum said. "As it is, they can buy their raw materials at an absolute rock-bottom price."
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