and how many farms hav been consolidated - rather look at overall area of land actually being farmed. Most farms have become commercial
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I'm a farmer here in TN 10% of farms cease to produce yearly. The next generation doesn't want to farm. It's toooo hard!
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there may be need for incentives then. EU has many subsidized schemes to provide aid (and protection) to farming industry.
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there are incentives but not so much for small farms.
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there are fewer farms but they are larger and run mostly by corporations very dangerous for the country
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Monsanto is the devil. Put a lot of independent farmers out of business.
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there's some truth to that but the government also had a hand in destroying the small family farm
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Well, sure. Starting w/ FDR's Ag Act then Wallace's policies of the 70's, but Monsanto's lobbyists have big $ & influence
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this is tragic - we need more local farms, farm to table, & local farms providing stores. Less. GMOs!
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I find this alarming. Despite advances in crop production, will there be enough farmers to feed us in the future? Need to protect farms
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How about info on the number of acres being farmed?
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and what will "the Cities" eat. Oh wait the city's support the country oops NOT. Cities are vampires and leaches
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here in white county TN we losing 10% of farmers a year. Need to figure out how "boutique farming" will benefit America.
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consolidated larger conglomerate farms taking over family farms. Any
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The small farmers need all the great benefits the big guys get plus remove the big guys subsidies.
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there paid not to plant!!
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In general, Adam Smith will take care of this. If people choose to consumer pre-processed "food," that's what they will get.
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