John Klar: Bigger not better in dairy industry

Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Klar, a Vermont grass-fed beef farmer, and an attorney and pastor who lives in Westfield. This piece was published in the Newport Daily Express on May 26.
Vermont faces serious problems in its agriculture sector. This problem has long been serious: The number of dairy farms in Vermont began to decline about 100 years ago. The slogan then was “get big or get out.” Consolidation improved efficiency at the expense of diversity, pushing the