Many rural communities are staunch supporters of the president. But his policies are accelerating farm consolidation and hollowing out farming communities. In the latest FERN story, a collaboration with Mother Jones, FERN staff reporter Teresa Cotsirilos examines how Trump’s second term jeopardizes small farms as we know them.
*Many rural communities are staunch supporters of the president. But his policies are accelerating farm consolidation and hollowing out farming communities.*
See also: members of the face-eating leopard club.
This is going to get ugly. We’ve already seen the impact of consolidation in the meat-packing industry. Just wait until we see it in staple commodities.
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Many rural communities are staunch supporters of the president. But his policies are accelerating farm consolidation and hollowing out farming communities. In the latest FERN story, a collaboration with Mother Jones, FERN staff reporter Teresa Cotsirilos examines how Trump’s second term jeopardizes small farms as we know them.
*Many rural communities are staunch supporters of the president. But his policies are accelerating farm consolidation and hollowing out farming communities.*
See also: members of the face-eating leopard club.
This is going to get ugly. We’ve already seen the impact of consolidation in the meat-packing industry. Just wait until we see it in staple commodities.
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