「オーガニック」表記巡り揺れる米の酪農 小規模農家は「真のオーガニック」で対抗

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In this May 8, 2018, photo, a Jersey cow feeds in a field on the Francis Thicke organic dairy farm in Fairfield, Iowa. Small family operated organic dairy farms with cows freely grazing on verdant pastures are going out of business while large confined animal operations with thousands of animals lined up in assembly-line fashion are expanding. Many traditional small-scale organic farmers are fighting to stay in business by appealing to consumers to look closely at the organic milk they buy to make sure it comes from a farm that meets the idyllic expectations portrayed on the cartons. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

牛たちが青々とした草を気ままに食べているような、家族経営の小さな酪農家は破産の瀬戸際に立たされている。何千頭もの動物が狭い牛舎に閉じ込め、組立ラインのように一列に並ばせる大規模な酪農業者が、オーガニック牛乳の市場にも拡大してきているためである。
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