Imagine if we had to live only on the foods that our government subsidizes for the crops from the Food and Farm Bill?
The “subsidy garden” reflects the $11 billion per year spent on BIG AG.
The subsidy garden consists of:
corn
wheat
rice
cotton
soybeans
tobacco
sorghum
canola
sunflower
Which would you prefer for your dinner?
Imagine if that $11 billion went to the smaller crops and [...]
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Dr. Phil Howard, an Assistant Professor at Michigan State, is responsible for the creation and updating of the organic food business chart. He teaches in the University’s Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies program.
The latest update of major corporate ownership and involvement in the organic food sector is now out. The chart graphically focuses on [...]
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