Of all the industries that the U.S. Department of Agriculture boosts with a vast array of subsidies and support programs, the dairy industry may be at the top of the heap.
For decades, our federal government has been working to promote dairy consumption well beyond the commodity’s natural reach and appeal. While milk, in the original designs of nature, is produced by moms to speed the physiological development of infants, the USDA treats cows’ milk as an everyday staple for people of every age and every ethnic background.
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