The Bay Area Dairy Industry part two: Organic vs. Conventional

This was Crosscurrent’s top story on 5/28.

A group of California dairymen is asking dairies across the country to reduce their output by 5 percent in an attempt to boost sagging milk prices. More than 200 dairy producers and processor representatives met in Tulare, last week, in an attempt to minimize the losses they’ve been enduring. Dairy producers nationwide have been struggling for months, losing $5 on every hundred pounds of milk they sell. While California’s conventional dairies have been on a milk price rollercoaster this year, the organic dairies have had a smoother ride. But the bottom line isn’t the only thing organic dairies have to worry about. KALW’s Molly Samuel looks into what it takes to go organic and if it really pays.