The Last Days Of An American Dairy Farm: “Hard To Believe It’s Over" | NBC News

Since 1970, more than 90 perfect of all U.S. dairy farms have closed due to low milk prices and industry restructuring. Recently, a corporate decision by Walmart led to the shutdown of a three-generation family-run dairy farm in Kentucky. We followed the Coombs family as they’re forced to sell off the last of their dairy cows and try to make sense of what’s ahead.
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The Last Days Of An American Dairy Farm: “Hard To Believe It’s Over" | NBC News

[@debraperez7171]

Am I the only person in the country who refuses to support Walmart and their policies by refusing to shop there?

[@coreymorrell6272]

Debra Perez I haven’t stepped foot in a Walmart in many years.

[@bigfatbaataed]

I'm Canadian & I won't shop at Walmart because of their labour practices in the US, you shouldn't need to go on food stamps if your working full time...

[@TB-iu3dk]

What will Trumps base do for entertainment if they have to boycott walmart?

[@pyroman6000]

Nope. I won't shop there, either.

[@zoesmybaby]

No you aren’t, but it seems like we are the freaks.

[@jennylee9278]

Wal Mart is bored with destroying local small businesses, now they are killing the farms too.

[@2fas4me2]

Nestle (Coffee Mate, Nesquik, ad nauseum) did something very similar to a processing plant for dairy products near my home in southern Utah. My father has a trucking company. He hauled Nestle products nearly exclusively from the plant. Nestle decided to create their to own distribution company and devastated my dad's business. Over $400,000 in revenue went out the door. Big box, big business, big anything ruins America on a grand scale. I salute this family for all they have done and shed a tear for what they've lost.

[@rosestewart1606]

Andy Miller yup agreed. That's why we here in Canada support our family farms. We sincerely hope you can take back control of your economy and make it work for your people.

[@frankmundo4300]

Omg people are so entitled

[@iustitiaautemresistis2903]

Finally a decent comment of sincerity on this thread I agree it's all big cooperate and big bucks they hat the farmer not the true evil around here.

[@BEEZYBRAH685]

So your trying to tell people that it's "Wrong" to improve your situation/ position in life? Nestle sounds like they where trying to save money by reducing over head expenses, potentially increasing overall revenue.. or maybe just wanted to be more independent then reallying on farmers or who ever. Instead they got to a point and decided to expanded there process line by opening there own process in pant/s..

[@paulkraus5811]

BEEZYBRAH685 that's called corporate greed. The big wigs at nestle make decisions to help their bottom lines which end up getting them raises while ending the incomes of in this case the farm owners. Nestle; walmart; Amazon etc keep cutting out the little guy to beef up their profit margins. Buy from your neighbors not the bigs!

[@Treetopper73]

Walmart - no civic responsibility. Corporate greed pure and simple.

[@heraldomedrano6993]

George Murphy that is how America works land of greedy people.

[@bryangonzales9595]

George Murphy while they expect social responsibilitu from their supplier. Hypocrite i tell you

[@lv7603]

And the people of this country love it.

[@efraim3364]

Consumer stupidity > Corporate greed

[@Senny_sen]

Well these imbeciles, didn't like Obama taxes protection for small businesses. They only saw he wasn't white, not that he was a full blooded American so I can't find myself feeling sorry for those who voted for Trump due to racially motivated racism.

[@uday7633]

The end of the dairy industry is close ... good riddance. W

[@mike02439]

100 farmers ; 1 buyer . That is a monopoly

[@pnhnut]

welcome to murrica...home of the walmart that all bow down to them and their thieving ways :(

[@Humza_3.14]

Technically, its called a "monopsony".

[@jopete681]

I will not buy milk from Walmart! I support the farmer not Walmart!

[@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094]

Please watch COWSPIRACY and EARTHLINGS and WHAT THE HEALTH

[@erwin2577]

@@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094 but that's just vegan propaganda

[@allisonw9194]

Suddenly Vegan You can watch the one side all you want but if you educated yourself more on the agricultural side you would begin to understand the dairy industry more and that the ones who are actually in it understand it more than the ones who just constantly try to be against it.Its like an english teacher attempting to teach a chemistry professor on how to write chemical equations

[@wolf_pup5620]

jo pete I refuse to shop at Walmart

[@canadiantrucker9574]

This is why I use Amazon. Amazon and Walmart hate each other. I ve been screwing Walmart over for 6 years now

[@titicaca315]

i havent been to walmart in 4 years and this just reinforces my belief that ppl should boycott them altogether, go local

[@DLynne222]

There has to be a "local" for people to "go local" to.

[@sierrachoco5271]

@@DLynne222 I know, right? The "local businesses" are few and far between!!

[@casedistorted]

It's not the smart people shopping at Walmart, it's the people who can't get a job elsewhere so they need to work there, and the mindless masses who don't care about anyone but themselves. It's not surprising at all who supports that place near us when you walk inside and see the kind of people.

[@truthbombs9408]

Boycott that craphole walmart

[@timeforchange6818]

It's horrible for the country to loose the family dairy farms to a large corp whose focus is the share holders, not the workers who care and work the animals.

[@slimpickens9135]

Patricia DePiore it’s more than politics, as Cathy said it’s about greed and adherence to shareholders. How much is enough? By the time all the small farms are consolidated big companies will have to lay off jobs to maintain the bottom line.

[@rockbay79]

I agree. But, we have not even hit the economic collapse yet. It will get way worse.

[@davelawson2564]

Agree. It more hormone pumping , more antibiotics in your milk but at cheaper prices and American consumers love it

[@davelawson2564]

They tried to save few hundreds and will end up paying 60,000 - 120,000 to cancer or other major illness due to this.

[@gruetter7890]

Patricia DePiore I do belive you're misinformed!! Republicans want to keep the small business your Democrats is the one that's pushing everything out do you not pay attention to the current administrator

[@deanconner2475]

Stay out of Walmart, I said that along time back, I don't know when we will learn.

[@edwardwhite221]

I love Walmart. They are doing dairy. So much for no farms no food bumper stickers, huh liberal? You can be replaced in 24 hours

[@jeffreyrodriguez1913]

Edward White people like you are why little by little corporations are taking over.

[@Ajst1987]

Walmart is the worst. They mistreat their employees, customers, the environment, the animals, I can go on and on.

[@kayakman9845]

well said well said

[@nyddubwarren]

And now, a little over 1 year later Dean foods files for bankruptcy.

[@Horselings]

Exactly.

[@BlackBackLioness]

Dismantle dairy

[@AnnaMorris411]

Shame on the corporate thugs

[@YouTubervid90]

Funny how karma works!

[@casedistorted]

Thanks Walmart! always give them 0 or 1 star and don't shop there.

[@birdinwithblue]

oh how i wish walmart would go out of business. they have put so many people out of work and have caused way more harm then good in rural communities.

[@xxjr8axx]

G&R RZR Ridin the prices of dairy and most agricultural goods are actually artificially high through caps on production ,and the federal government gives billions in subsides to farmers every year. I want to feel bad for these people but they brought it upon themselves, they claim hate government intervention and welfare (even though they get billions every year) but they benefit the most from it.

[@dacokc]

If Walmart went out of business someone else would take their place..

[@Seppiedog66]

If Walmart went out of business, there would be a lot of unemployed. And no there would never be enough mom and pops to cover the workers out of work. Just saying

[@DLynne222]

I disagree. Stores like Walmart have made it possible for many rural communities to even still exist. If it weren't for the ability to shop for a great variety of items in one local place many small towns would just disappear. The largest threat to Walmart is not "local" markets, it's online markets like Amazon. This dairy farmer might should get a job driving a delivery truck for FedEx, UPS or the USPS. I just got a notice that UPS is increasing it's rates by 4.5% in January. It's not because of hard times, it's because that's where the money is--home delivery, even to rural homes is the big thing now.

[@waveriderz]

... it's all about the money. Regular folks built America. Large corporations are tearing it down!

[@benvasilinda9729]

I shop at Publix here in Florida. I try and get all I can from the section at Publix that has local made products. I know it costs a little more but I like knowing my neighbors are feeding their family as well and will be neighbors for years to come. Those same people may higher me for their tree work so that way I can feed my family.

[@mikeherber8358]

Never heard them

[@Bluemann]

cows only give milk if they had a calf that year. What happens to the male calfs? Do they have dozens of bulls? I don't see them.

[@Wozzke]

Clear frustration and physical abuse at 5:50. If someone twisted a dog or cats tail like that to get them to do something there would be outrage. There is no difference. Stuff like this happens all the time on animal ag farms. Good riddance. And these dairy cows would have been sent to slaughter anyway. They are only forced to do it early.

[@pamhamlin5023]

Another reason why I WILL NOT shop at Walmart.

[@rickymaldonado3970]

Let the cow's and all the other animal's free how it should be.

[@MD-uu5nt]

Haha right. Give us your detailed plan on how we feed the world without the use of animals? Do you understand the process behind how plants grow? Are you aware that animals play a large role in this process and letting them roam free isn't really an option in a world with 7 billion people.

[@erelpc]

@@MD-uu5nt we breed them at the same rate we consume and exploit them. So the population of them would drastically fall over time if we stopped breeding them.

[@FirstConflict]

@@MD-uu5nt Well the UN has already came out and said that if the world went plant based we'd be able to feed everyone with only 25% of the land we currently use.

[@nikolaiuberhoff4622]

@@MD-uu5nt look; an uneducated person acting like he knows what he's talking about

[@armjim1412]

Now its time for the big dairy farms to close down

[@openacresproductions5625]

They will go down hopefully economy comes and everyone is happy

[@logpile1318]

Maybe it's time for you to close down

[@blueridgeocean]

close the big ones and bring back the family owned, small ranches like the one in this video

[@thomasjackson3720]

time to grow hemp instead its a good crop

[@officemanager9133]

Hemp is not the only product, many farmers have decided to stop dairy and beef cattle for moral and ethical reasons and are growing mushrooms, organic produce, etc.

[@MD-uu5nt]

@@officemanager9133 That is not true. There is a tiny minority of farmers who stop beef or dairy for "ethical" reasons. The vast majority of farmers know that they treat their animals well and that they are happy...unlike the vegan morons who seem to imagine dairy cows live horrible lives.

[@CurtisV0llmar]

@@MD-uu5nt if you send animals to a slaughter house... they aren't being treated well...

[@MD-uu5nt]

@@CurtisV0llmar I disagree. They are fulfilling their role in nature in a very clinical and pain free way. It certainly beats living through droughts and floods on African plains while prides of lions roam around and eat the weakest animals while they are still alive. But you keep living in your fantasy world where nothing unpleasant ever needs to happen.

[@CurtisV0llmar]

@@MD-uu5nt Slavery and exploitation is not natural... empathy is natural in human beings. Discrimination and violence is learned behavior and can be unlearned.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Who ever thought a gallon of milk would sell for half the price of a gallon of gas? The price of ice cream is certainly not going down as a result of low milk prices.

[@ralphcope9449]

This problem started well before Trump. It's an American tragedy that started with the idea of cheap food. Anyone who has ever milked a cow will feel for this family and all the others that have lost out to Big Ag. God Keep them safe and bring them a new future.

[@Mad_Farmer912]

Ralph Cope your right. It sickening seeing some of these comments.

[@corpsebrideemilie69]

We shouldn't be drinking calves milk anyways

[@OG_GAMER4209]

This is what made America great. Family owned businesses, big or small. Big corporations killed this nostalgic experience.

[@veman5409]

Not your mom, not your milk. Leave the animals alone. Grow veggies. Always in demand

[@reesebemrich9325]

Thank you to all my fellow farmers that are having to sell out. I give you my utmost respect and I wish I could understand what you have been through. I myself am a farmhand on a small dairy in wisconsin. Day in and day out, sun up to sun down, the labor of blood sweat and tears gives back to others around us. Thanks again and stay humble.

[@bettinazwerdling9158]

Thanks to the farmers -- but "Stay humble"???! ORGANIZE!!!!!! Only together can anything like justice or decency prevail. Boycott, Strike, Get Out the Vote, Call your Reps, VOTE (and not for this utterly corrupt, lying GOP and its bought media, nor for neoliberal, big corp Dems.)

[@DLynne222]

@@bettinazwerdling9158 Seriously? Somebody not giving you enough stuff? Sounds like you're calling for a temper tantrum and calling it "justice."

[@mr.nonamanadus4463]

FYI: American government contributed around $22.2 billion in direct and indirect subsidies to the dairy sector in 2015. The problem is that dairy producers have to increase production to remain viable but this suppresses prices which in turn encourages more production. The net result is the family farm loses out to factory farms. Now to offset this made in America problem Trump is blaming Canadian dairy marketing boards. Canada has been traditionally a closed market for importing as well as exporting dairy and really does not factor into the equation. Even if Trump managed to open the border it will not stop the cycle of production increasing and the suppression of milk prices, it would only buy a decade of time for the smaller producers. You can look up milk production numbers between the two countries and see how small of a market Canada is for the American industry. Canada does not prop up her dairy industry with tax dollars but relies on the principle of income stability for dairy farmers and affordable/safe dairy products for the consumer.

[@rosestewart1606]

Mr. Nonamanadus exactly and small farms don't require daily antibiotics and all of the other chemicals found in American milk. They don't need to use growth hormones to increase milk production if they have a guaranteed buyer for their milk. If a cow on a small farm gets mastitis they can be separated from the herd...easy when you have only 80 cows, impossible when you have 800. Destroying the Canadian dairy industry is not going to fix this. It's a domestic issue that Americans need to fix for themselves.

[@DocRevo]

They have the land. They just need to rethink how to make a living off of it. Milk isn't the only way to do that.

[@Raven.13]

DocRevo Exactly!

[@Mike_Mike23]

DocRevo your absolutely right. The world getting new vegans everyday

[@jamessisson3725]

The truth of it is that there is roughly 45% fewer people drinking milk but these farms are over producing milk. It's supply and demand. You cannot invest your life savings into something that statistically has gad less and less consumers since the 70's

[@irishyt6158]

If u were listening the lad is rented so they are losing the land , that's why the cows have to go as they are losing the farm

[@DocRevo]

I listened just fine.....the land my not be paid for, but the primary reason they are shutting down is because they can't sell their milk to make any money off of it after loosing the Dean contract...But your comment does bring up a good line of thinking - most failed farms happen due to poor financial choices.

[@wiliamhebel2305]

My uncle was a Wisconsin dairy farmer, he's retired and the farm is gone. I grew up in the city but every summer I spent on the farm playing and working as I got older. I wish I didn't watch this video. This couple are true dairy farmers not a factory! SAD! Would've liked my grandchildren to have experienced at least one summer on the dairy farm, and I'll bet they too would be asking to spend next summer on the farm. I wish this young couple and all other dairy farmers the best. Y'all aren't the only ones with a tear on your cheek.

[@Joey-pv4fd]

So sad for the family and poor cows :(

[@jacobjones8656]

That's what you get for shopping at Walmart

[@badfairy9554]

All tax.

[@kmm129]

How does throwing stones help?

[@davelawson2564]

Agree.

[@agnosticarab8964]

Times change, some jobs become obsolete. Kodak film, Blockbuster, VHS, cassettes, Cd, dvd, chariots, etc... all went out of business. Can also be an opportunity to start a new chapter in their life.

[@joer8854]

It's not walmart. It's anti-competitive business practices. Corporate milk processors open massive factory farms where they sell the milk to themselves for below cost driving farms out of business. The massive production of milk with hormones drives the cost below production then your taxes support the failing farms as long as they can find someone to sell it to. Which they can't since they own the processing facility. See my other post on here.

[@ek7930]

Human adults breastfeeding from a cow is so gross and weird.

[@victorordonez1192]

Did you notice the blood secreting for the cows teats after leaving the milking parlor as well? What we do to these innocent beings is the complete lack of dignity, respect, and compassion.

[@danekuti1874]

@@victorordonez1192 that’s not blood that’s a teet disinfect that we use on the cows to keep things clean and sterile. To stop what could be infections.

[@kkscooby]

People try to save a buck at grocery stores but many times the stores cost the same or more than locally grown produce and supplies. Bring back the local farmers with their hard work! Support your local farmers whenever possible and show your appreciation for their hard work and dedication!!!

[@TM-jo1ei]

kkscooby Currently there are 100 million people living in poverty or near poverty in the US. To blame the public for trying to save a buck is unreasonable. It is a corporate issue and the public should be better protected from them.

[@frozeneternity93]

I see alot of people hating on Walmart. This is not JUST Walmart. Just look at Monsanto or Nestle. This is the machine. If you don't like this then you need to work to break the machine

[@fchazaro8858]

The large business conglomerates are ending family businesses around the world. We are going through the same situation in Mexico. My solidarity with the Coombs family.

[@GenXXXX70]

Who cares what's happening in Mexico. Stand for where you live; Nationalism!

[@fchazaro8858]

@@GenXXXX70 Your ignorance can be seen from leagues. Do you know what "Globalization" is? What happens in one country affects all the others; one way or another. IGNORANT!

[@sunshinegirl2208]

I seriously do not like walmart !!! Stop shopping at walmart !!!

[@steveaustin6591]

American milk production is just too high, because of subsidies. They have been protecting their farms with subsidies which lead to more farms, for decades the US has been pouring milk down drains because of the price was so low but the farms were protected from the impacts by subsidies. These farms should have been readapting over time but they didn't because of protectionist policies. This is sad but its mostly poor foresight and a result of protectionism.

[@sabrinat6838]

Steve Austin exactly! This combined with the demand of milk going down, rightfully So, people should look to new industries. Veganism is on the rise and it’s not good time to be a dairy farmer. I have little sympathy for the dairy farmers

[@glenncountry]

In the 70s farms had 20 to 40 cows. A good cow would get milked twice a day and give 40 pounds. Today mega farms have a thousand cows or more. They get hormone shots to produce more. Get milked 3 times a day and give 90 pounds. Too much milk on the market. They produce too much and have over supply.

[@hardleecure]

Yep and US politicians blame Canada for their failure. Our management system isn't perfect but at least the farmers we do have make a living and the rural communities don't suffer.

[@whitneya.6930]

American farm subsidies don't go directly to the farmer. It's predominantly in the form of school lunch programs, food stamps, and WIC. The surplus happened about 5 years ago when milk prices rocketed to $25/cwt and everyone and their grandmother expanded their cowherd to make a bigger profit. Then supply and demand caught up with them.

[@healyourgutguy]

Sell raw milk for $10 a gallon straight to your customers.

[@theresathissen4304]

I could not do that,sell those cows to slaughter!This sucks!Walmart did this to them!

[@dragonokwaho7062]

Mouse milk is for mice... donkey milk is for donkeys.. cows milk is for “people”🤯

[@sarahdeshay1394]

DragonOkwaho preach!

[@1mmafrka]

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

[@johanasvik3294]

Oh the pain and agony. I truly feel for those people and the ones in a similar situation. A farm is by far the best place for kids to grow up. Where else do you get to respect life and sometimes have to take lives to end the suffering on a friend. I sure hope they get the spark in the eye back for some other produce. 😢

[@lrn_news9171]

40% have closed down in just 10 years, something is going on and probably by design

[@teaznhandz]

Sad part to me is that corporations are allowed to squeeze out the small independents. Look around as it's everywhere. Be it pharmacies, chicken farms, egg farms, hog farms, and ect. People need to realize the big corporate takeover. Once they corner the markets by taking out the small independents, we as consumers will feel the wraith via them setting the prices and the supply.

[@skatecrew090582]

I switched over to almond milk like 4 weeks ago and I ready forgot what milk taste like

[@jamisgood21]

Truly a shame to see. I hate seeing small farms disappear. It happens around me in SE WI. Everyone developing their land. But this guy should try to stick with his farm, sell the cows and row crop. Or maybe rent some of the land to nearby farmers to make payments. I just couldn't stomach leaving a beautiful farm like this behind completely.

[@boogboog6690]

So sorry for you not being able to sell your milk anywhere . I wished America would wake up and start supporting all of the American farmers more . I cried watching what you all have to deal with and go through . My Prayers are with you and your family

[@bipolardonky4203]

Won't ever happen

[@Thiago-zm4xn]

Less cows being abused

[@randyoehlert9571]

Another reason I haven't been in a Walmart or purchased anything from a Walmart or Sam's in several years.

[@kaylabatey2792]

Good! This is just yet another step in the right direction. The dairy industry needs to GO!

[@kaylabatey2792]

Don Wick I am anti-abuse of animals. Cows are repeatedly and forcibly impregnated only to have their babies taken away from them the moment they are born. They are hooked up to machines that take their milk and get infections and medical problems because of this. It is completely unnatural and unnecessary. We literally do not need to consume dairy to survive. So it's selfish of us to use these animals just for our selfish desires. I don't wish for people to lose their way of living, but this is a huge win on the behalf of all cows! We don't need to bring them into this world only to be tortured. :(

[@fantasticsomething304]

Don Wick So when it comes down to it, believe me when I say, dairy and meat farmers is really the last people society and the earth needs right now. Yes I'm sure they loved what they did. But just because you love doing something doesn't justify it to be okay. And in case your wondering, the dairy business is going somewhere, out of business. Why? Because the vegan social movement is the fastest growing movement in the world :). If those industries disappear, it would really take a huge boulder off our backs. Because that will give us more time to plan how we will slow down the environmental damage, and eventually save the ecosystem.

[@leftlanetankeryanker8596]

Walmart poisoning America

[@real_Pinoy]

United States is poisoning Canada with thier Dirty polluted American Milk

[@notoestoseehere]

Considering there is a rise in veganism, food allergies (specifically dairy), a huge competitive non dairy milk industry which is amazing and growing, AND add the big companies like Walmart making changes to streamline costs, it is bound to happen. People and businesses need to change with the times. Doesn’t matter what kind of business you are in.

[@dannygherzgiher8430]

Dairy products are good for you. Have been considered as such for centuries. The problem is climate change fanatics like you indoctrinating the youth in schools to see dairy farmers as unworthy.

[@Awen_newA]

It's breastmilk FFS. It's meant for baby cows. Like dog milk for puppies. Cat milk for kittens etc. We need calcium, NOT breastmilk.

[@goldbear3732]

But that milk is not always going to be breast milk forever ,because when a cow is 60 in cow years, the baby cows are not going to use that milk for that because the cow is old, it's going to use for milk for us or you can leave the cow alone and let them get really tried because of the wight of the milk in them which can make a cows life really miserable.

[@vaporang3l403]

How abussive...

[@animalvigilant5091]

Yup. Poor cows. Babies stabbed to death and taken from their mothers.

[@JoseHernandez-fe7qb]

I stop buying at Wal-Mart two years ago and I am happy

[@dirtysanchez941]

My mother's family we're dairy farmer's back in the day ( 1943-1962 ) in West Texas. It's an amazing job our farmer's do. I was born and raised in the 70's in southern California and not many kids at school new where their lunch came from, let alone the cotton their clothes came from.. I always was fascinated when we'd go stay in the summertime, or visit in December for Christmas. So much work!! Lordy!! But I'm eternally grateful for everything I learned, everything I was taught. I am very respectful of what these families do for the world, while a lot of the time they do without. Thank you farmer's for EVERYTHING, literally everything. I'm sitting on my bed getting ready to go to bed, and my sheets, pajamas, my quilt, my tissue, and my bowl of ice cream ( after my nice dinner ) is making me comfortable, warm and fed tonight, and every night. Thank you dearly for all you do!! 🙏💓🤗

[@renaepoole9233]

2:55 those nipples look SO painful, so much bleeding. People think small-scale farms equal humane, but the issue is that there's no humane (compassionate) way to use animals for our benefit. I hope these farmers choose something more ethical to use their beautiful land for.

[@whitneya.6930]

Renae Poole It's an iodine based teat dip to prevent bacteria from entering the teat canal. There is no blood and it causes no harm to the cow.

[@gregkoenig9200]

Your out of line based on ignorance. Quality milk is produced from top herd health or your out of business quick

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Hopefully Industrial hemp is the next boom for small farms...

[@CoinCG]

Sold to slaughter wow

[@oe542]

No buyer because the milk has no buyer. Crazy that at one time a valuable animal is now work virtually nothing.

[@user-em1pi4sl2b]

Hey Mr. Dairy Farmer, why don't you talk about what happens to those cows you love so much, like the one you named Kay, when they can no longer produce money--I mean, milk for you? You act like you were forced to sell your dairy cows to slaughter--like you've never done it before, when in reality, it's something you do ALL the time. And why don't you talk about what happens to the male calves that you can't use and exploit? These cows are nothing but a product. You wouldn't "care" for them otherwise. There are dairy farms that have transitioned to farming other kinds of goods--like oat milk--and it's worked out better for them. Maybe look into that and you can still have your farm without the need to exploit the innocents.

[@nolang4495]

What Walmart’s done is a monopoly which is illegal can’t understand why the government has not protected them from such a monopoly, also it’s a shame that the USA doesn’t care for its ranchers and farmers. Canada 🇨🇦 is doing a great job in protecting its farmers and ranchers👍🇨🇦

[@jamieom12]

Nolan G It is insane how overwhelming Wal-Mart has become. What does Canada do to protect their local businesses?

[@real_Pinoy]

@@jamieom12 your right nothing Justin Trudeau is weak he bent over for Donald Trump for United States to bring in that Filthy dirty Polluted Milk that contains rBST also known as Bovine somatotropin hormones into Canada

[@andrewschaefer9479]

This was my heritage too. I had a beautiful childhood. I was brainwashed just like my dad and his dad to think that God put animals here for us to use. I CANT STAND WALMART, I boycotted them for 15years( how many people joined me-0, except my new bride, she wasn't happy about it) Its time to free the slaves, find new jobs, and find a way to deal with it. Here is an idea, turn your dairy in to a sanctuary and let tourists come a reconnect with the animals we use and realize that they have a life to live as well, that they are not here for us but because of us breeding them for slavery and its up to us to care for them. They have a brain and a central nervous system, the have a family and they don't want to die!

[@aabracadavra]

Beautiful. Props to you for escaping the matrix.

[@evan5262]

Joe exotic couldn’t make any money and he had almost 200 tigers, I’m skeptical people would pay to see dairy 🐄

[@missjessig]

I am thankful the cows won't be exploited anymore but feel for the humans. Have you thought of trying to grow hemp, mushrooms, or other plant crops that would need less resources.

[@frederickburns1739]

People wonder why I don't like Walmart!!! They put small businesses out of business!!!

[@katherinebragg9704]

This is heart breaking...….

[@lostsoul5655]

Katherine Bragg You not kidding. Really feel for this family losing their business after all these years.😢

[@marcusmagice]

This is the way of the world

[@TXRhody]

My heart breaks to see those cows forcibly impregnated, separated from their calves, male calves killed strait away, forcibly milked until their biological resources are used up, and then sold off and slaughtered to make hamburger at a young age (a quarter of their potential life span). EVERY COW is slaughtered at around 4 years old. All this for a food that makes us fat and sick. But feel sorry for the humans in that scenario because they have to grow something else on their farm. It's so inconvenient for the poor humans.

[@kmm129]

growacet

[@mr.nonamanadus4463]

The choice is between factory farming and the family farm, the current system encourages the former, not the latter.

[@bradykice8759]

I have a coworker that just recently got out of milking about last year. He said the reason that he stopped is the milk companies are trying to find a reason to terminate his contract and because of old age, so he had to sell all of his milk cattle. And now alot of dairy processing plants are switching over to large industrial farms instead of smaller family farms. In turn causing these smaller farms to be shut down or turning them into beef farms

[@debstein8811]

Are you cows de-horned? Do you monitor the teats for infection? Do you remove the calves from the mothers? And when they can no longer produce, what happens to them?

[@sarahmagoo]

I AM SOOO SOOO SORRY!!! I personally can NOT stand Wal-Mart and I tell everyone they should actually shop at their local grocers'

[@uptownsamcv]

we shouldn't be drinking another animal's milk anyway. Almond milk is delicious and has less calories.....

[@Jaisee14]

I grew up on a dairy farm and I love cows. They are intelligent, loving, and wonderful mothers. I am also sympathetic to the small farmers who are pushed out of business because of huge corporations like "Walmart". Because of this all of the mom and pop shops closed... WHY? Because that is what consumers wanted. We the consumers decided that it was worth it to get rid of the service we once had by people who knew their products for cheaper products. On that note I made the connection to realize that what these cows go through is horrific. These animals are more often then not kept in filthy pens and forced to walk in their own urine and feces. They often slip on the concrete they are forced to walk on and end up lame. They are bred to give birth to a calf every single year so that the Dairy Farmer can sell the milk that belongs to these cows babies. The newborn calves are immediately taken from their mothers and put into small calf pens never having the chance to bond with their mothers. The cows cry for days calling for their calves. Many of these calves (if they are male calves) are killed immediately. left out in the elements to starve and dehydrate to death or they are sold to veal farmers where the calves suffer a horrible life until they are slaughtered. A cow will end up in 4 to 5 years becoming spent. Her body exhausted from giving birth every 9 months, milked 2 to 3 times per day, and when she no longer can produce enough milk for the Dairy Farmer her reward is to be hauled off to a slaughterhouse where she is stunned, hung by her back legs and then she will have her throat slit open so that she bleed out. Again I feel for this family but they can grow crops and make money instead of exploiting these wonderful sentient beings.

[@Polarcupcheck]

If wages were higher, people would spend more. No money. The rich have it all.

[@dontbeadrone]

Or, couldn't they join the growing number of organic dairy farmers?

[@dannygherzgiher8430]

Shut up

[@dannygherzgiher8430]

@@dontbeadrone Organic farming is terribly expensive

[@brownhermit1399]

The day WalMart goes down will be a great day for me. They have given us nothing but trouble, but at a convenient location; I feel so sad for these farmers. Saw it coming years ago, don't shop there, hate to enter a WalMart; there are other places to shop, people!

[@zae83rd]

Brown Hermit facts GO LOCAL

[@annepower4288]

After getting all that milk from the cows which gave them a good livelihood, they just sent the poor cows off for slaughter. These people don't deserve any sympathy.

[@daringtobe]

They exploit the animals then get the last few dollars they can from them sending them to a horrific end. They are not the ones to blame though. They are just doing what they know to make a buck. It’s the consumer that holds all the power and allows this abuse to continue. Don’t buy dairy is the only way this will end. Oatmilk, almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, and more available today. These are healthier and cruelty free🌱 It’s time for change and the farmers can make a living again doing something cruelty free like producing Oatmilk🌱🦋🥛

[@alkasoli4002]

I am a vegan so am not OK with the dairy farms at first place These people are not crying for the cows.. they are crying for their milk..cringe

[@alexatwater1961]

Drinking the breast milk of other species. Dog milk anyone?

[@kristithepamperedchefgal931]

Just another reason to not shop at Walmart.

[@honestnotes]

Thank god this horrifically abusive and disgusting industry is o it's way OUT!

[@k_hoffman]

its not family farms that are abusive you should really educate yourself about things you comment about instead of looking ignorant minded. its the big corporations such as walmart that are abusive, have not one care in the world for the live stock herd, and do nothing more than run their animals through the ringer 24/7 and then some. you thanking god that a family just lost everything they had because you people thinking the industry as a whole is the same, or treats or acts identically next to how corporations conduct themselves or do business, is the whole problem here.

[@austinwebb9380]

This is excellent! The less calves separated from their mothers and bolt-gunned in the head the better!

[@Mad_Farmer912]

Austin Vegan tell me where did you see this happen and why didn't you stop them? Oh wait let me guess you saw it on the internet and everything on the internet is true

[@austinwebb9380]

So thousands of hours of videos of animal agriculture practices aren't real? Are they animatronic? Makeup? CGI? Is it only isolated incidents at some super evil farm and they all live happily ever after on the nice ones? How do you think cow, chickens and pigs end up on your plate? Did they live healthy happy lives and get butchered after they died of old age? I don't think so. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKPPc4arqt5oZrs&frags=pl%2Cwn kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6nZqXypgaiNj80&frags=pl%2Cwn kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn-TmGRpoLKebNU&frags=pl%2Cwn kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGjRfKmdlrJ4l7c&frags=pl%2Cwn kzbin.info/www/bejne/inrPmoabaZ6eatU&frags=pl%2Cwn I stop them the best way I know how, by refusing to consume animal products and encouraging others to do the same.

[@TheIrongutz]

Support your local farmers and stop buying from these corporate pigs

[@rossweiss3922]

Walmart and big dairy industry is the big reason why small dairy farms are going out very sad are country is going to nothing but big business

[@TheGhostOfLuciasClay]

Ross Weiss that right Walmart doesn't want loads of milk from multiple farms they want from mega dairies one load from one farm

[@comepoopatmyhouse]

This hurt me because my family dairy farms in Wisconsin. I feel your pain. Come farm with us brother the Midwest wants you.

[@sarahdeshay1394]

Dairy farming is just as unjust as is Walmart.

[@rockymountainman7]

The last time i have been at a Walmart was because i had to get to the McDonalds inside of it. I have not been at a McDonalds for at least five years... I will shop at a Walmart when they sell something i can not live without that i can not buy somewhere else. We quit Walmart about fifteen years ago and avoided it like measles and small pocks ever since.

[@aoifemcveigh880]

I get that it's hard for these farmers, but we need to realise that the cows are the actual victims. The farmers aren't the ones being tortured and sent to slaughterhouses...

[@raymondyoung2306]

So sad we lost our family farm in the 90's... Grow HEMP!

[@estherukena2051]

@Amb Amb Now the abuse begins. Those larger industries don't care about the animals. Family farms are way gentler and kinder.

[@billclifton8400]

@Amb Amb You're a fool. Now the abuse begins with all the milk cows owned by huge corporations milked three shifts a day by people that don't own or care about them and the cows live their whole lives on concrete. Did you not listen to the video? Cows raised on a family farm are a part of the family.

[@민침미]

Amb Amb it would be best if those large dairy corporations went bankrupt. People should stop consuming dairy and decrease the demand for dairy

[@thejack9178]

@@billclifton8400 are you dumb, family farms are not any better

[@Megan-ir3ze]

The jack that’s not true. We raise cows for beef and they’re treated wonderfully. They have 60 acres to roam free and we make sure they’re happy and healthy.

[@JonineBlackshear]

Of course, if they were allowed to sell direct to public I wonder what would happen for them. Over-regulation.

[@cngravatte]

That is the plan for us but you are right, regulatory nightmare. But we are planning on building our own plant in the next 2-3 years. :-) Follow our story at Jericho Farmhouse on Facebook and Instagram.

[@yellowkindbud]

@@cngravatte good on you I will support you how I can from afar!

[@oe542]

@la ba they don’t know the difference. They’re not wild. Same could be said for dogs then. Labs can finally be dry and not carry ducks in their mouths for us.

[@anoocre8ion]

More raw milk sold directly to the customer. Let's put dairy farmers back and let them sell direct to the consumer.

[@coldshot1723]

You're never going to convince enough people that raw milk is safe to drink.

[@florenciaalecci2904]

Raw milk is illegal in New Jersey...

[@aspegel5281]

@@florenciaalecci2904 ...and this is exactly how they screw the little man - passing laws.

[@Adardidnothingwrong]

If there's a milk surplus, why do we keep making more??

[@real_Pinoy]

They try sell it to Canada that's what Donald Trump was after Canada our Dairy fully inspected compared to United States polluted dirty Milk which contains rBST also known as Bovine somatotropin which contains Hormones

[@michaellyndon6982]

Because farmers still needed money, so the government created subsidies for them, but that led to surplus and a ballooning of the problem...

[@YearOfTheDog82]

well, here's your trickle down economics folks.

[@jedimasterjoe5386]

Nope lib

[@tonyc3716]

@Jedi Master Joe arguing with conservatives on economics is useless. They preach free markets but then complain when it ruins their communities.

[@cindyshaw7364]

Another family farm lost....BUY LOCAL

[@elizabethbair3286]

Yes please buy local!!!

[@Mad_Farmer912]

The illusive man nope

[@kelvinring5690]

Hopefully all of them will shut down or grow food as people awaken to the truth pertaining to animal exploitation...

[@billclifton8400]

You people making these comments are fools. The dying of family farms and going all corporate are where animal exploitation is. These huge corporations are all about money, the cows are raised on concrete and they run shifts milking cows around the clock. The cows never go dry and are essentially milked to death. Family farms the cows are a part of their family, if you truly cared about animal treatment you would support the family farmer rather than making these comments about them.

[@Jkirk3279]

Fanatic imbecile.

[@truthjester]

It's not walmarts fault, dean foods and these farmers put all their eggs in one basket---which is never a good idea......

[@rickiroo1]

A lot of times dairy farms have minimal choices of who they can ship to. In Washington state where I live Darigold is pretty much the choice. Sounds like this family had the same situation.

[@waynedalearchery9621]

it most certainly is Walmarts fault... if you have a product they want.. they will tell you what they will pay you for it. Take it or leave it.. That is how this world works

[@cntslesfabrication]

I flew out to New York 2 weeks ago and I have been working and learning so much about this life that theses families do for there lives. I have worked 180 hours and still don't get everything done and they never complain about how much they work. I will never complain again about working long hours after having this amazing experience. Seeing this makes me angry because no one seems to care for the farmers of America

[@christinaallen5794]

Just a terribly sad thing to see.

[@steved7073]

so good to see animal farmers suffer the same way as the animals they suffer but they don't get butched and people feel sorry for them ignorance.

[@andrewklein7997]

Steve D people have to make a living

[@alexdalton2473]

Not your mother not your milk

[@deanobambino1771]

My mother's family had one of the most respected dairy herds in southern Minnesota, but the farm went broke in the early 90's and the herd was dispersed in an auction. It was demoralizing to see 3 generations of blood, sweat and sacrifice end that way. But economics is economics. How much hand-wringing went on as workers who built typewriters lost their jobs when computers and word processors took over the market? Are you advocating that we should have banned the computer in order to save those jobs? I don't think you're going to win that argument. I will note: there are roughly the same number of dairy cows in the county my Grandpa/Uncle's farm is located in now as there were when they had to sell the herd. However, the number of family farms has shrunk 75%. Again, it's the stark reality of economics. To be competitive, you must harness the economies of scale...or develop a niche market.

[@Jessica-jh3bz]

their going out of business wasn't b/c of a change/advance in technology, it was b/c of a greedy corporation that all of us should do our best NOT to support.

[@rudrashakti108]

We’re they trying to sell raw milk as a niche market? Or what was the issue here? We’re they selling pasteurized homogenized milk and trying to compete with corporations?

[@ladybee9490]

Only problem with economics is we are using live animals like a piece of factory equipment. Will we pay for this.. who knows

[@jwally3706]

The problem is with over production.

[@23willrocks]

LOL he should grow vegetables... bunch of whiners

[@highroadtohell]

Cruel and abusive industry. Look forward to more shutting down. Poor animals, we don’t deserve them. Please don’t support this torture and killing if you love animals. Research how scary dairy really is.

[@joannparker3974]

So sorry for your family, I see and hear your pain. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

[@Alcysx]

But not the cows’ pain. Huh.

[@oe542]

@@Alcysx don’t twist it. You know that’s not what she’s saying or anybody for that matter. It’s ok to recognize and sympathize with other human beings when they’re vulnerable and hurting.