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The Social and Environmental Costs of Milk Production: Trends and Resistance in V ermont
Author(s) -
Krieg Eric J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/ajes.12063
Subject(s) - production (economics) , resistance (ecology) , agriculture , agricultural science , herd , business , milk production , dairy industry , service (business) , agricultural economics , power (physics) , marketing , economics , geography , microeconomics , environmental science , food science , ecology , chemistry , zoology , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , biology
The power of social institutions to influence patterns of behavior is evident in the dairy industry. Secondary data from the N ational A gricultural S tatistics S ervice ( NASS ) show that dairy operators adapt to market pressures by expanding the size of their herds and/or adopting technologies that intensify milk production. A grounded theory approach using primary data collected in interviews with organic dairy operators reveals active resistance to the power imposed upon them by social institutions.