I’ve seen multiple farmers in the flyover states talking about how the government is going to farmers and offering them 1.5x the value of their crops if they destroy the crops.
In Nebraska they are trying to take millions of acres of farmland for “climate change” purposes. The people are refusing to sell but due to eminent domain the government could succeed.
This coincides with China and Bill Gates both buying up massive amounts of land in the United States.
The question is why they want all these shortages
There is no "social contract," except in some people's minds. Everyone should learn how to do everything they can. In the past that was how it was. Of course, each person had something they were especially good at, or else there wouldn't have been blacksmiths, wheelwrights, etc. But an ordinary farmer not only knew how to grow food, they also could do carpentry, blacksmithing, distilling, and more. I know my great-grandfather did all of those, especially the distilling and blacksmithing, even though he was "just" a farmer.
Specializing can be taken too far, to the point where you know everything in the world about nothing. I'm an expert in a couple of things, but I'm able to do a little in a lot of other fields. I can garden, do some carpentry, some mechanical work, some cooking and canning, and a lot of other things. I also have the tools to do those things. So many people today don't even own a screwdriver or hammer.
People need to educate themselves. The information is out there.