Farmer kills 51 dairy cows then himself

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Jan 23, 2010 4:21 PM
Chesapeake wrote: There was milk everywhere!
lol
Jan 23, 2010 4:21pm
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Upper90

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Jan 23, 2010 4:28 PM
"State police would only say that Pierson was having personal issues."

Well, no shit.
Jan 23, 2010 4:28pm
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Jan 23, 2010 4:33 PM
Those crazy ass Piersons
Jan 23, 2010 4:33pm
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Jan 23, 2010 4:46 PM
ccrunner609 wrote: Police call it a mooder.
That is lame.
But I did LOL!
Jan 23, 2010 4:46pm
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Jan 23, 2010 4:47 PM
I'm actually surprised that things like this don't happen more often.

Dairy farming is very stressful, and things aren't good right now economically in the dairy industry. Ssounds like the guy just snapped.
Jan 23, 2010 4:47pm
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Jan 23, 2010 6:38 PM
Gobuckeyes1 wrote: I'm actually surprised that things like this don't happen more often.

Dairy farming is very stressful, and things aren't good right now economically in the dairy industry. Ssounds like the guy just snapped.
I thought this was extremely strange and then I read ur post and u say ur surprised it doesn't happen more often lol
Jan 23, 2010 6:38pm
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Jan 23, 2010 6:45 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:
Gobuckeyes1 wrote: I'm actually surprised that things like this don't happen more often.

Dairy farming is very stressful, and things aren't good right now economically in the dairy industry. Ssounds like the guy just snapped.
I thought this was extremely strange and then I read ur post and u say ur surprised it doesn't happen more often lol
I grew up on a dairy farm and spent most of my formative years around different aspects of the dairy industry. Price volatility of milk and the commodities needed to produce it, along with the insane hours that they work makes dairy farming quite a roller coaster ride. You could do everything perfectly and still end up losing it all. It takes a toll on farmers long term. Many of the dairy farmers I knew growing up were alcoholics...I would assume it was a way to cope with the stress of the job.

It's hard to understand unless you are a part of it.
Jan 23, 2010 6:45pm
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Jan 23, 2010 7:58 PM
what a waste of all those cows
Jan 23, 2010 7:58pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:00 PM
Tough time to be a farmer...

On the other hand somebody go collect the meat. There's burgers and stuff to be made
Jan 23, 2010 8:00pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:02 PM
^^^ they buried the cows... i need to know if they were used or not.
Jan 23, 2010 8:02pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:03 PM
gayyyyyy
Jan 23, 2010 8:03pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:12 PM
definitely not gay... they never would waste that much meat
Jan 23, 2010 8:12pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:14 PM
I didn't think you used dairy cows for meat.
Jan 23, 2010 8:14pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:15 PM
you don't it was a joke
Jan 23, 2010 8:15pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:16 PM
ah.. gotcha
Jan 23, 2010 8:16pm
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Gobuckeyes1

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Jan 23, 2010 8:40 PM
Actually, if you eat fast food burger, you are likely eating old dairy cow. Once dairy cows become less productive later in life they are often "culled". Most cull cows end up in low quality meat products. Think cheap ground beef.
Jan 23, 2010 8:40pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:41 PM
^^^ hmmm interesting
Jan 23, 2010 8:41pm
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Jan 23, 2010 8:43 PM
and that cheap ground beef is fed by corn
Jan 23, 2010 8:43pm
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Jan 23, 2010 10:17 PM
Darkon wrote:
ccrunner609 wrote: Police call it a mooder.
That is lame.
But I did LOL!
I'll second this. Very lame and childish joke, but I laughed my ass off.
Jan 23, 2010 10:17pm
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Jan 23, 2010 11:17 PM
Very sad that the average dairy farmer these days cannot make a living when I just paid $3.49 for a gallon of milk.
Jan 23, 2010 11:17pm
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Jan 23, 2010 11:48 PM
^^^ My family has a dairy farm, so I know a good bit about this. There is a considerable difference between what we are paid for the milk by the company that buys it and what it is sold for at the store. The companies that pasteurizes the milk is making the vast majority of what you pay for it, not the farmer. Milk prices are currently extremely low - however, that often doesn't seem to be reflected in the store price.
Jan 23, 2010 11:48pm
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Jan 23, 2010 11:49 PM
The costs of care, feed, rumen, board are high. And pulling on 306 tits every morning for years will depress the stongest of men.
Jan 23, 2010 11:49pm
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Jan 24, 2010 12:41 AM
He was a udder failure.
Jan 24, 2010 12:41am
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Jan 24, 2010 1:21 AM
Nothing surprises me on this earth anymore.
Jan 24, 2010 1:21am