You seem to think that dairy is going away or something. That's not what's happening. Yes, dairy consumption is trending down a bit for various reasons, but hasn't changed a great deal.
What has changed is the consolidation of dairy herds into mega farms. Small and medium farms go bust while the mega farms increase their herd size (the overall milk production doesn't change a great deal).
So dairy will still be around, but as current trends continue, the milk will come from a Wal-Mart megafarm with requisite massive manure lagoons and high capacity water pumps, trucked by a Wal-Mart truck to a Wal-Mart creamery, and sent to a Wal-Mart distribution center and then Wal-Mart store for purchase. Instead of the traditional way of coming from independently-owned dairy farms, processed by cooperative creameries, etc.
What has changed is the consolidation of dairy herds into mega farms. Small and medium farms go bust while the mega farms increase their herd size (the overall milk production doesn't change a great deal).
So dairy will still be around, but as current trends continue, the milk will come from a Wal-Mart megafarm with requisite massive manure lagoons and high capacity water pumps, trucked by a Wal-Mart truck to a Wal-Mart creamery, and sent to a Wal-Mart distribution center and then Wal-Mart store for purchase. Instead of the traditional way of coming from independently-owned dairy farms, processed by cooperative creameries, etc.