On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:37:53 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:

> I find this disturbing. I can't believe there isn't another way to
> deal with it. Government cheese for all?
>
> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...IVvfwD9BJ9LA82
>
> Lou
>
> DES MOINES, Iowa — A milk glut has dairy farmers across the U.S.
> killing hundreds of thousands of cows to try to reduce the milk supply
> and boost prices.
>
> More than 225,000 cows have been killed this year through a program
> run by the National Milk Producers Federation. It pays farmers going
> out of business to slaughter their cows, rather than sell them to
> someone else. Agriculture experts say another 55,000 cows are being
> killed each week outside the program.

yikes! i wonder where the meat is going.

your pal,
blake