I’m always happy to hear another voice in the chorus about this topic. It has been discussed here for at least a year. The plight of family farmers has been a sad topic for four decades, the first Farm Aid concert was 39 years ago.
Maybe I’ve been around too long, but I’m suspicious of politicians who want to talk about decades old problems that never get solved. I don’t need the facts, I already know them, I know people who lost farms, I need to hear and see the concrete steps to turn this around.
What is going to be done to stop the dangerous centralization of agriculture, one bio weapon, a fire, or tornado at one of these mega-farms takes out a significant portion of our food supply. And, what is going to be done to inspire and invest in decentralizing farming and a new generation of relatively small farmers?
I've stopped buying Smithfield products once I learned but just recently I received a free Smithfield ham from my grocery rewards. It was the worst I have EVER seen. Though it stated it was smoked, it was not. It was raw meat. I have never had a ham with 2 inches of fat around it (yes, 2 inches all around - I measured it) but have you ever got a ham that still had pig skin on it? Of that whole ham I only got 4 pints of ham cubes out of it.
So, not only the fact that the farm is foreign owned but quality is unacceptable. How did this get by the inspectors? No wonder it was free.
I've been boycotting smithfield products since the company was sold to china in 2012. It's the least we can do. Next is to get it out of the secondary and invisible markets.
I’m always happy to hear another voice in the chorus about this topic. It has been discussed here for at least a year. The plight of family farmers has been a sad topic for four decades, the first Farm Aid concert was 39 years ago.
Maybe I’ve been around too long, but I’m suspicious of politicians who want to talk about decades old problems that never get solved. I don’t need the facts, I already know them, I know people who lost farms, I need to hear and see the concrete steps to turn this around.
What is going to be done to stop the dangerous centralization of agriculture, one bio weapon, a fire, or tornado at one of these mega-farms takes out a significant portion of our food supply. And, what is going to be done to inspire and invest in decentralizing farming and a new generation of relatively small farmers?
I can tell you what they do in the Pacific NW b4 the demons taking over and just buy out farmland to built apartments
I might be missing something because I am actually not a farmer but I do know some of the farmers in the areas.
Hey folks, he is supposed to be a Democrat.
I am old enough to remember when Democrats were not insane. Maybe he does too, but his anti Second stance is still ludicrous.
I come to that conclusion. I was a Dem for long time.
He is still a democrat.
Yes. One Dem telling you the truth. How strange.
China can't buy land in Arkansas anymore.
One out of 50. Yes, a start.
how can we stop gates?
For starters quit buying Smithfield products.
That's been my policy for a while now.
Same here, more people need to know....
Heard rumors about some states stopping him (Gates) from purchasing. I think either OK or Missouri.
Yes I heard that as well. It's really sick the extent gates has gone to try and monopolize everything he can.
I wonder if Sarah Huckabee Sanders of AR was able to do something to Gates or just China?
I'll see if I can dig up something about that.
Appreciate.
Farm factories are putting small farmers out of business.
I've stopped buying Smithfield products once I learned but just recently I received a free Smithfield ham from my grocery rewards. It was the worst I have EVER seen. Though it stated it was smoked, it was not. It was raw meat. I have never had a ham with 2 inches of fat around it (yes, 2 inches all around - I measured it) but have you ever got a ham that still had pig skin on it? Of that whole ham I only got 4 pints of ham cubes out of it.
So, not only the fact that the farm is foreign owned but quality is unacceptable. How did this get by the inspectors? No wonder it was free.
You got it. Free. I don't buy ham except after Easter and then just give to our dogs.
I've been boycotting smithfield products since the company was sold to china in 2012. It's the least we can do. Next is to get it out of the secondary and invisible markets.
Amen. We need to just boycott until they fold.