Episode 247: Why the Dairy Industry is Crushing Dairy Farmers or Killing the Goose

What Doesn't Kill You

English - January 22, 2018 18:11 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB - ★★★★ - 27 ratings
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Professor Peter Carstensen has made anti trust law his specialty, particularly as it pertains to the American Dairy Industry. He explains how a co-op model initiated decades ago to help dairy farmers bargain collectively has become the major impediment to their financial success. Consolidation and monopolization in dairy are very similar to the meat industry. The impacts of that consolidation are examined closely in this episode.