On Wednesday, Sept. 6, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack explained the current state of farming in the country and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to assist small farmers. The Farm Program by T H. Harbinger provides the backstory to the looming farm crisis.
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Find out why U.S. Ag
Secretary talks of the
crisis in farming.
In a seminar talk at Cornell
Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack
explained the current state of
farming in the country and the
U.S.
Through a whiteboard and flowcharts
Vilsack explained the main
challenge farmers in the United
States face today - the inability to
sustain themselves.
He noted that between 2017 and 2023, 39,700
farms had to close.
He later added that the top 7
percent of farms earned 90
percent of all farming income
last year,
He challenges the land grant universities to figure out what
can be done.
But the source of the problem
in within his own USDA
policies.
T H. Harbinger's book, The Farm Program, reveals how
land grant universities are dominated by Big Ag
corporations.
Unless an immediate change in
farm policy is launched, US
farming is headed to repeat the
crisis of the 1980's.
How can the US prepare farming for the future?
" the farmer, consumer, and taxpayer
cannot hope to have a meaningful
conversation about food and farming
if it is disconnected from history."
Find Out More At https://www.insightsoninnovation.net/
Secretary talks of the
crisis in farming.
In a seminar talk at Cornell
Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack
explained the current state of
farming in the country and the
U.S.
Through a whiteboard and flowcharts
Vilsack explained the main
challenge farmers in the United
States face today - the inability to
sustain themselves.
He noted that between 2017 and 2023, 39,700
farms had to close.
He later added that the top 7
percent of farms earned 90
percent of all farming income
last year,
He challenges the land grant universities to figure out what
can be done.
But the source of the problem
in within his own USDA
policies.
T H. Harbinger's book, The Farm Program, reveals how
land grant universities are dominated by Big Ag
corporations.
Unless an immediate change in
farm policy is launched, US
farming is headed to repeat the
crisis of the 1980's.
How can the US prepare farming for the future?
" the farmer, consumer, and taxpayer
cannot hope to have a meaningful
conversation about food and farming
if it is disconnected from history."
Find Out More At https://www.insightsoninnovation.net/