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(Note: This post was originally submitted in the month of June.)

June is National w88 casino games login Month, which started out as National Milk Month in 1937 to promote milk drinking. It is now an annual tradition that celebrates the contributions of the entire w88 casino games login industry.

A family tradition

w88 casino games login farming has historically been a family tradition, with 98% of w88 casino games login farms being family owned and operated. w88 casino games login farmers work closely with veterinarians and nutritionists to ensure their animals are healthy, comfortable and well cared for.

COVID hits the industry: What caused the w88 casino games login dumping?

In a recent webinar series that I hosted, Agriculture: Living Beyond a Pandemic, w88 casino games login was the main topic. Carrie Mess, a w88 casino games login farmer in Wisconsin also known as “w88 casino games login Carrie,” discussed some of the COVID-related stressors that her family has experienced the last several months. Mess explained how the w88 casino games login industry saw a massive change in consumption when COVID-19 hit, as schools and restaurants shut down. It changed the supply chain focus from food service and wholesale, to panic purchases in the retail sector (grocery stores) by people like you and me. This was primarily due to limited storage capacity at retail levels and a change to how w88 casino games login products were packaged for consumption. (For example, instead of 10-pound tubs of sour cream being sent to restaurants/schools, the industry had to shift to produce more of the several-ounce smaller containers we typically purchase.)

So, while school and restaurant consumption ceased, home consumption increased, but not enough to make up for the zero consumption at schools and restaurants. This led to an overall surplus in w88 casino games login supply, but still a shortage at grocery stores due to their limited storage capacity. Thus, while you and I were grocery-store hopping to find w88 casino games login, millions of pounds of w88 casino games login were being dumped.

“A cargo ship that doesn’t pivot easily”

As the weeks went on, the milk processors that received milk from w88 casino games login farms asked dairies to scale back production on the farms. One of the challenges w88 casino games login farmers face is: when less milk is purchased by the milk processors, with the same input costs on the farm to still house, feed and care for their cows, this creates a financial strain for w88 casino games login farmers. Their costs remain high, while their income drops.

“Our industry is not a small ship that can pivot easily. We are the cargo ship out in the ocean that takes a day to turn around,” Mess said. “That is how the industry is built, we are not nimble. It helps with efficiency, but when a global pandemic comes around, it is not helpful.” says Mess.

The cold, hard numbers

Mike Helmar, research manager at the University Center for Economic Development at our University translated what all this meant for Nevada’s 25 or so w88 casino games login farms, with about 32,000 cows. Helmar explained that in late 2019, our w88 casino games login farmers were getting for 100 pounds of fluid milk. In March 2020, as COVID-19 shutdowns began, prices began to decline. By May, when prices bottomed-out, the price had dropped to just over for 100 pounds of fluid milk, cutting the price nearly in half. With the breakeven point for w88 casino games login farmers being about to .50 for 100 pounds of fluid milk, our w88 casino games login farmers were not even making enough money to operate their dairies and care for their animals, which is obviously not sustainable. It is anticipated that our w88 casino games login farmers will be facing financial hardships for a long time, despite some federal assistance programs.

Do your part: get the benefits of w88 casino games login

So, as we move into the summer months, think about how w88 casino games login products may play a role in your diet and menus. w88 casino games login products offer numerous benefits, including the vital nutrients of calcium, potassium and vitamin D, to promote strong bones and teeth. Both organic and nonorganic w88 casino games login products offer the same essential nutrients, and lactose-free products are available for those with a lactose intolerance. If you need recipe ideas, check out w88 casino games login Carrie’s website.

And if you need an excuse to splurge and enjoy some rich, creamy ice cream, July is National Ice Cream Month, designated such by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. Four years later in 1988, he named ice cream makers Ben and Jerry U.S. Small Business Persons of the Year. A few other presidential ice cream fun facts: President George W. Bush’s favorite ice cream is pralines and cream, while President Gerald Ford loved butter pecan. Finally, President Barack Obama’s first job, back when he was 16 in Honolulu, was at an ice cream shop.