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The USDA Stores Millions Of Pounds Of Cheese In Caves, A Program That Was Launched In 1949 To Purchase Excess Dairy Products From Farmers Whenever The Price Of Dairy Dipped Too Low
The cheese, butter, and milk started piling up, so the USDA had to figure out what to do with them before they spoiled. In 1981, during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the federal government ...
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‘Government cheese’: Its existence was a result of government intervention gone wrong | Opinion
Trump is slashing the kind of programs that were at the heart of attempts to help dairy farmers, even if they backfired. From ...
Federal dairy grants blocked by Trump are now flowing again, USDA says
The release of previously promised funds means 88 dairy producers in the Midwest can move forward with expansion plans.
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How traditional English cheddar cheese is made and aged in caves
The earliest record of cheddar anywhere is at Cheddar, in Somerset, in 1170 . The land around this village has been at the heart of English cheesemaking since the 15th century. Today, as many ...