tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post7874340611701132652..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: NYT had it right, Daily Yonder wrongusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-43605543542933344162010-12-05T15:04:42.722-05:002010-12-05T15:04:42.722-05:00The comment surely was posted -- and is. Not sure ...The comment surely was posted -- and is. Not sure what the confusion was here. All comments are read before they're posted; perhaps you checked right after emailing to us.<br /><br />Daily Yonder welcomes comments.<br /><br />Julie Ardery<br />co-editor<br />Daily YonderJulie Arderyhttp://www.dailyyonder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-48880853409548204492010-11-20T14:13:10.331-05:002010-11-20T14:13:10.331-05:00Raylindairy, thanks for posting that link here. C...Raylindairy, thanks for posting that link here. Congratulations on your recent appointment by Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack to the board of the dairy checkoff program. <br /><br />Having a dairy point of view in this comment section reminds me to emphasize: I think it's great for dairy farmers to earn a good living, promote their products, and thrive. I would oppose any restrictions on their ability to use their own money to advertise their products. <br /><br />You probably caught the key point of my post, which doubts that the federal government should be collecting a tax that is used in the promotions that are inconsistent with good dietary guidance.<br /><br />So, would you like to take up a challenge? If you believe these checkoff programs are a private sector dairy industry thing, would you write back to say: "These are dairy industry messages, not the federal government's message."<br /><br />If you can write here to make that simple claim, I will write a big bold post conceding that the NYT got the story wrong.usfoodpolicyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-56341267293886381282010-11-20T11:06:03.977-05:002010-11-20T11:06:03.977-05:00If you would like to hear a Dairy Farmers perspect...If you would like to hear a Dairy Farmers perspective please visit my blog at www.raylindairy.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-76402564233661671592010-11-19T05:47:45.327-05:002010-11-19T05:47:45.327-05:00Yes, rebuttal was a generous word, though I think ...Yes, rebuttal was a generous word, though I think that he was trying to disagree with you in the sense that he believes that using taxpayer money, and following the orders of Congress, in the case of checkoff programs, are somehow mutually exclusive.Yoni Freedhoff, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855979454844538601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-9525681641299952912010-11-18T19:45:51.237-05:002010-11-18T19:45:51.237-05:00Rebuttal? Isn't the editor agreeing with my m...Rebuttal? Isn't the editor agreeing with my main points, in an upside-down universe sort of way?<br /><br />What the editor says here is true:<br /><br />"The USDA is simply following the orders of Congress.<br /><br />Parke writes: 'The checkoff programs encourage us to eat more beef, more pork, and more cheese all at the same time.' That is entirely what Congress and the majority of producers who voted for the checkoff wanted."usfoodpolicyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-20493820422626858952010-11-18T19:12:06.619-05:002010-11-18T19:12:06.619-05:00Looks like it's up now, along with an editor&#...Looks like it's up now, along with an editor's rebuttal of Parke's points. <br /><br />Apparently their editor believes that the money used isn't fairly described as tax money, though I'm confused as to how that changes much of anything.Yoni Freedhoff, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855979454844538601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-9116044488525497392010-11-18T18:01:30.330-05:002010-11-18T18:01:30.330-05:00I don't see it either.
Given that the Daily Y...I don't see it either.<br /><br />Given that the Daily Yonder was founded and supported by a group calling itself the "Media Democracy Fund", that's rather shameful.Yoni Freedhoff, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855979454844538601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-38500135919789568892010-11-18T16:34:21.523-05:002010-11-18T16:34:21.523-05:00So did they delete your comment? I don't see i...So did they delete your comment? I don't see it on the post!Lisa Veggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350738033953619612noreply@blogger.com