Farmers and ranchers are beginning to face their worst-case scenario. With meat processing plants closing and institutional milk buyers shut down, some farmers have no choice now but to put the food they’ve produced to waste
Carolyn Olson, a contract pig farmer in Minnesota, describes what’s happening right now as “not pretty.” She worries that the public can’t possibly understand how limited the options are for pork farmers. “We can’t hold them back [from slaughter] until the situation improves because the equipment at the plants can’t handle heavy hogs,” she explains. “Not to mention the piglets being born need a place to go,” she adds. ...
Dairy farmers also have limited options right now, says dairy specialist Stone. They could “dry out” their cows and stop the lactation process, but that’s hard on the animals and risks infections like mastitis. It also means housing, feeding and caring for cows when farmers may not be bringing in any money.
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