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Dissertation
Dairylands
2020
Overview
This study explores how changes in the dairy industry have impacted the lives and social identities of small-scale dairy farms in the United States. Using a qualitative ethnographic approach, supported by a historical and literary review, I interviewed family farmers in three states once known for their robust dairy industries. Dairy, like many food industries, is subject to consolidation, monopolization, and other large trends occurring within the global agricultural economy. After four years of consistently low milk prices, many small dairies have been forced to exit the market. My conversations with farmers shed light on the ways in which land, legacy, and the social welfare of rural communities are intertwined. They also serve as a basis for my analysis of how the image of the family farmer has been used to reproduce inequalities in the global food system.
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Subject
ISBN
9798645450724
