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Article: SMALL-SCALE FAMILY FARMS WORK BEST, BUT THEY FACE MANY THREATS.(EDITORIAL)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
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- The Capital Times
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- December 16, 2004
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Byline: John E. Peck
Being one of those Midwest children who grew up drinking fresh milk out of the bulk tank, I was a bit surprised to read John Oncken's Dec. 9 business column in The Capital Times. Not only does he echo questionable claims made by the food industry about the virtues of pasteurization, but he goes on to sing the praises of confinement livestock operations.
On the other hand, most farmers, consumers and even outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson realize there is something horribly wrong with our current system of industrialized agriculture. This is also why the fastest-growing farming sector consists of local, ...