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Since ED is such a taboo subject with men , I decided that this article needs to be written to get the information out there so more men, especially farmers, can be helped.
My husband, David, was a dairy farmer since his youth. In an incident in the fall of 1991, however, he was exposed to black corn mold from corn silage in a silo. He hadn’t been wearing a mask and inhaled and/or ingested a large amount of it. He came down from the silo coughing and delirious. This started his journey of degenerative health and the bumpy road in our relationship.
Along with years of a string of diagnoses of Farmer’s Lung, severe sleep apnea, arthritis and hypertension, David also ended up with ED. These conditions also started the revolving door to medical facilities for tests, treatments and prognosis. The prognosis was the same for all of them. They can’t be cured. You’ll just have to live with it and we’ll try to manage the symptoms.
Well, one of the things I started to research in trying to get answers that satisfied us was the connection between mold and ED.
In doing an internet search of causes of ED, I came up with a number of physical and psychological causes including:
* Heart disease
* Clogged blood vessels (atherosclerosis)
* High blood pressure
* Diabetes
* Obesity
* Metabolic syndrome
* Certain prescription medications
* Tobacco use
* Alcoholism and other forms of drug abuse
* Treatments for prostate cancer
* Parkinson’s disease
* Multiple sclerosis
* Hormonal disorders such as low testosterone (hypogonadism)
* Peyronie’s disease
* Surgeries or injuries that affect the pelvic area or spinal cord
* Depression
* Anxiety
* Stress
* Fatigue
* Poor communication or conflict with your partner
But nothing about mold. I started to specifically research corn molds and their effect on humans. Not much information exists on that subject. But the animal husbandry industry has a lot of information on how the derivatives of mold, mycotoxins, effect animals.
A mycotoxin (from Greek (mykes, mukos) "fungus" and Latin (toxicum) "poison") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by an organism of the fungus kingdom, including mushrooms, molds, and yeasts.
Some of the health effects found in animals and humans include death, identifiable diseases or health problems, weakened immune systems without specificity to a toxin, and as allergens or irritants. Some mycotoxins are harmful to other micro-organisms such as other fungi or even bacteria; penicillin is one example. (1)
In my search I came across a mold mycotoxin called zearalenone.
Zearalenone has been shown to occur in almost every agricultural product and a variety of food-grade grains and foods have been found to contain this mycotoxin including corn and corn products, breakfast cereals, corn beer, wheat flour, bread and walnuts and in animal feed products. The presence of zearalenone in whole plants and parts of maize used for silage making was investigated in Germany during 1989-1990 and zearalenone was detected at concentrations up to 300 µg/kg mainly accumulating at the end of the ripening process, with subsequent contamination of the silage. (2)
Zearalenone is an estrogenic mycotoxin. Studies in various species (rodents, rabbits, pigs, monkeys) including man have shown that zearalenone has estrogenic and anabolic activity. Its major effects are on reproduction, including reproductive organs and their function, leading to hyperestrogenism. (3)
As you can guess, men with excessive estrogen or hyperestrogenism start showing female characteristics. They have a low testosterone level and show symptoms including swollen or tender breasts, loss of body and pubic hair, shrinking testes, heightloss, reduced sexual desire, infertility, thinning bones, a decrease in spontanious erections, reduced muscle mass and strength, hot flashes and sweating. There also can be lack of motivation, lower self-confidence and self esteem, decreased energy, problems with memory and poor concentration.
David was treated with testosterone replacement therapy to no avail because the treatment was not addressing the cause. The treatments for all of his conditions were not addressing the cause, the MOLD and mycotoxin in his system.
Still praying, still searching, the Lord lead me to find a book by Doug Kaufmann called "The Fungus Link" in 2002. I had strongly suspected fungus or mold to be the cause but medical professionals were not addressing it.
After following the antifungal protocol in "The Fungus Link" the (ED) symptoms are gone. Now, all symptoms from the corn mold incident are gone!
Was it worth the effort? Absolutely!! David is on no medication or treatments and has none of his previous symptoms.
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycotoxin
2. www.micotoxinas.com.br/zearafacts.htm
3. lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:2961013
If you suspect fungus, mold or yeast may be the cause of your (ED) or any other symptoms you may have check out the books by Doug Kaufmann found here:
http://OvercomeChronicIllness.com/the-fungus-link
Watch the video related to dairy farmers
A few years ago i went over to South Dakota in the US.with 12 other dairy farmers from UK & Ireland to see dairy farms and cheese plants in the Sioux Falls area (Along the Interstate 29). We were guests of SD Min of AGriculture. The SD government wanted UK and Irish farmers to build new dairy farms on green field sites- Minimum size – 500 cows up to 2500 cows or more. The State required 65.000 more cows to supply cheese plants.
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dairy farmers?how much do you get paid to work at a dairy farm?
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me neither. Im a dairyfarmer, and if things dont change really really soon, Im gonna be out of business
Wal-Mart sells a gallon of milk in Northern California for $2.24 a gallon. 7-11 stores sell them for 2 gallons for 4.99, Target store sells one gallon of milk for $2.89. As of 7-12-09, I dont understand why the feed cost are when fuel prices are down 40% from a year ago.
You know modern dairy farms are fascinating. You may benefit from calling a local Dairy and arranging a tour.
Science-Genetics
The most famous breed of Dairy cows are Holsteins (the black and white kind). This breed is chosen (and has been breed) based on their superior milk production and taste.
Science-Technology
Milk is expressed by pumps that are attached to each udder. The gathering of milk is entirely mechanical. A human is there to attach the pumps and turn on the machine.
Science-reproduction
A cow has to be lactating to produce milk. Lactation is achieved after a cow has produced a calf. In the dairy herd, the reproductive cycle is manipulated with the objective of each cow bearing one calf a year and lactating for around 10 months.
Those are just a few examples. There is also nutrition, of the cows and the chemical analysis of the milk. Like I said, it really would benefit you to visit a farm.
BTW: There should not be any fermenting of milk– pasteurization maybe what you were thinking of.
You are the cream of the crop. Don't try to milk this any more. It will end in udder disaster. And I'll get in a bad moo'd. Besides, it's all a bunch of bull anyway.
Ok, short answer is it depends. Milk is paid based on four classes. The classes have nothing to do with quality of milk. The class is determined on what the milk is made in to. Class one is drinkable milk. Class two is ice cream and whip. Class Three is hard cheese. And Class Four is Powder and Butter.
All of these classes are sold at different prices and change monthly in most areas. In California and Colorado they change every two months.
These prices are regulated in most areas by the Federal Market Areas. Producers in these Market Areas must pay a minimum price to their farmers. This price is usally the minimum paid to Other farmers that are not in a federal market area.
The price is determined by the components in the milk in which Butter Fat is the mose expensive. Instead of by gallon it is usually paid by pound. If you check this web site you can see the prices per pound. Skim is in hundred weight and butterfat is by pound. http://www.fmmaseattle.com/prices/final/fp1208.pdf
So to answer your question, in Seattle (every county in america has a different price for Class 1) a gallon of 2% milk will give a farmer $1.3107.
.1139*8.62*.98 +
1.8115*8.62*.02
Take the amount timese the lbs in a gallon times the percentage of the components. Hope this helps.
I have live on a dairy farm all my life and i really don't get paid. but i also work on a dairy farm in college and i get paid $10 an hour.
The Dems are not building the ethanol plants.. That would be ADM, Cargill and the other big AG companies.. They want corn based plants instead of Cellulosic plants for obvious reasons..
The contaminated products are powdered milk used in baby formula.
None of this product was shipped to the USA. Australia and two other countries did receive it and China recalled it.
Seems that the United Sates does not purchase there milk products from other countries than maybe Canada and Mexico.
See the notes and sources below to contact for the information you require;
1. The dairy industry in Britain is one of the most fiercely competitive industry sectors.
It is therefore essential for Dairy UK to be as dynamic and competitive as the industry it represents.
Dairy UK has brought together dairy processors, farming representatives, co-ops and bottle milk buyers to form an organisation that embraces and gives full priority to the views and opinions of all those involved the industry.
“in the past, our industry has been criticised for taking a fragmented approach to the challenges it faces. that has changed with the creation of dairy uk.”
Jim Begg
It is an organisation committed to demonstrating clarity of purpose and strength of message. A significant factor in the creation of Dairy UK was an industry-wide desire to provide a range of services focused on the needs of modern dairy businesses. A clear focus on the needs of the industry will ensure that they are not compromised or diluted – as can happen when its interests are subject to negotiation within the wider context of the food industry. In increasingly competitive market conditions, it is in the interest of all within the industry for the businesses of producers and processors to be sustainable and profitable.
Over the next decade, new challenges will emerge which the dairy sector must overcome in order to ensure its profitability.
The sector needs to tighten co-operation and efficiency throughout the supply chain and address the challenges presented by the current round of CAP reform. Any new WTO agreement may necessitate even further reform.
2.Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFoB) is a UK co-operative milk processor that buys milk directly from farmers and has several factories producing milk and cheese products for sale in various regions throughout the UK. The company was formed in 2002 with the merger of The Milk Group and Zenith Milk.
Dairy Farmers of Britain is the leading dairy farmers' co-operative and the third largest milk processor in the UK, processing over 1.35 billion litres of milk each year into 600 different dairy products and marketing almost 2 billion litres of milk per year from more than 3,250 member farms.
Key products include a branded range of fresh milk, award winning cheeses in the Cadog range, and many other products such as butter, cream and milk powder.
Supermarkets forcing dairy farmers out of market, says farmers' leader …
… dairy farmers and pushing them out of business, said the National Farmers' Union … Related Articles. More UK (Business) News click here. Current News …www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/34701.html
Farmers Guardian – UK dairy industry becoming polarised
THE UK dairy industry is becoming increasingly polarised, with a larger … The report Dairy Farming in England' is one of a series published by the FBS …www.farmersguardian.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=12286
I believe you are referring to the news story. Neil Dadell had farmed for years. He had a whey with cows."They just kind a took to him" neigh bors were herd to udder. Mostly people knew Neil because of his size, After years of being called a pig and a buffalo Neil saved enough to fulfill his dream. He would go to town. First stop in his words"where I met the chick of my dreams. That chick , was the owner of the Salt Lick Bar. Miss Little owned it for years. So when Farmer N Dell asked Chick Little to marry him. Everyone was thrilled. Even his ex-girlfriend" Babe " said she only wanted the best for him. He wanted to be thin for the wedding pictures so, he ordered the "Lipomatic" It was a Lipo suction machine sold on tv for only $79,99. But wait! There's more. He died, was crematedd and was buried. There was speculation that good men were like cream and would rise. Between the liposuction and the religious homogenizing ceremony done right after birth, he stayed down, Ms. Chick Little said the final cause of demise was "a sty", RIP Farmer N Dadell