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Dairy farmers across America are dumping their milk — KTLA

A few weeks ago, Jim and Katie DiGangi started dumping up to 20,000 gallons of milk a day. The couple runs Darlington Ridge Farms in Wisconsin. They’ve never had to dump milk before, and the practice has been “completely devastating,” said Katie. “It’s very challenging for our family.” Dumping milk is pretty much what it… via …

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NAFTA negotiations ‘hang over heads’ of Canadian farmers, U.S. counterparts – CBCNEWS

by Kaitie Fraser (via msn.com) As the sun comes up on farmers across Essex County, Ont., it's not their livestock or crops they check first thing in the morning — it's the markets. The tough talk between Canada and the U.S. around NAFTA negotiations is having real-life consequences for those working in the industry every day. …

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