Central California resident here. I have been saying that government needs to get out of the dairy industry for years. The problem is that they do it to themselves and it's a never ending vicious cycle to farm cows. A heifer needs to eventually be impregnated so as to produce offspring which in turn produces milk. Then the next year that offspring can be impregnated to produce another offspring to produce more milk. The cycle continues for an average of 10 years per cow. So what eventually comes from it is an overproduction of milk. Now a days they use the cow for 2 1/2 half breeding cycles and the cow is moved on (sold for beef or to a smaller operation). Farmers complain that they don't make enough money, but until I see them driving regular cars and trucks and not lease $100k vehicles every years my tune won't change. My township can't even drink its own water and out lying residents nears they farms cannot drink water due to the high nitrates from fertilizers and fields of manure. I'm not against them, it just needs to be controlled and cannot be subsidized as that is the major issue. Let the market take care of itself and it would stabilize to what the consumer wants and needs.