tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post7676325516808541521..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Huge Dairy Threatens Pristine Land, Water Near Wisconsin RapidsJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-49922385502429683062012-08-25T17:09:11.408-05:002012-08-25T17:09:11.408-05:00 Family farms are usually not large enough to caus... Family farms are usually not large enough to cause serious water problems. That is why you see them everywhere in Europe, right by perfectly clean streams. <br /><br />What needs to happen is for the DNR starting to give a flying fuck about water quality. Especially keeping nitrates out of the water, to avoid Wisconsin infants coming down with Blue Baby Syndrome. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-45368924733036495352012-08-24T17:59:38.833-05:002012-08-24T17:59:38.833-05:00While I am more of a city-oriented person, I have ...While I am more of a city-oriented person, I have spent some time on farms. I whole-heartedly repect the idea of the family farm and all the work they do. Often they are unable to receive a parity level of income.<br />Large corporate farms are designed to destroy the family farm. <br />While I love cows, they also produce a large amount of feces. This poop has to be contained, so it doesn't get into the groundwater, streams and lakes.<br />What's the family farmer to do, with limited financial resources competing against corporations with big resources?<br />And there's evidence that the corporate farm does poorly in containing the water polluter.<br />Help the family farmer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com