b_s-wilk wrote:
Medium-sized family-owned farms are the most efficient in the
long-run. They get fewer subsidies [by %] than the large factory
farms. Mid-sized farms not only have high yields, they also protect
the land, with farmers living on the farms, unlike corporate farms.
Corporate lobbies are putting smaller farms out of business. The US
corporate farms throughout Latin America have lower costs but are
significantly more destructive to the land and the people [ex.:
pineapples in Costa Rica, fish farms in Chilean desert, cattle in
Brazilian rainforest]. It's in the best interests of everyone except
corporate agribusiness to protect mid-sized family farms because they
are our future.
Correct!
Giant agri-business, with the support of our government, has been mining
our soil for many years now. Healthy soil is a living thing. Much of our
top soil and organic matter is gone. The rich farmland of our midwest is
a dieing shadow of its former self due to chemical use and corporate
farming methods.
Thanks to lobbyists from Monsanto and other chemical companies, the farm
subsidies have been designed to put small farms out of business and
promote GM seed and chemicals.
NAIS ( National Animal Identification System) was designed to put the
small farms raising animals out of business and encourage producing your
meat and eggs in cruel and inhumane conditions.
Due to corporate lobbying many of the regulations regarding our food are
written
without regard to health or sustainability of the land, animals or
consumers, and with the intension of making life difficult for small
local producers.
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