Wisconsin Survey

At: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Wisconsin/Publications/Dairy/Dairy_OP_Release_10.pdf

is a very recent survey of dairy operations in Wisconsin.

Some of the information is broken down by farm size.

This reminds me of a game theory called "Prisoners Dilemma"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma

"The prisoner's dilemma is a fundamental problem in game theory that demonstrates why two people might not cooperate even if it is in both their best interests to do so."

As the "prisoners dilemma" is generally discussed, only the actions of the players are mentioned. There are however, external forces to the players. What should be the role of the state or federal governments in fostering cooperation? Oh no! That would never do. We need competition. Those who advocate this always think some unknown person will lose. It is never a close friend or relative.