U.S. Ag secretary questions whether small dairy farms can survive without growing

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue warned it will be "very difficult" for family dairy farms to stay in business unless they scale up in size.
Speaking after a town hall event with dairy stakeholders Monday at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, President Trump's ag secretary told reporters he doesn't think small businesses should "have a guaranteed income or guaranteed profitability."
"In Ameri...

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