Toxic Sewage Sludge
Many farmers followed EPA recommendations and spread sewage sludge on their land as fertilizer. Now their land is contaminated with toxins and may not be usable.
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Government Subsidies
Farm subsidies mainly benefit the wealthiest farmers.
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Food Without Nutrition
The U.S. government pays farmers to grow food depleted of nutrients. There is a great contradiction between U.S. food subsidies and U.S. dietary guidelines.
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Conservation Reserve Program: When the farmer just can’t win
The federal government pays farmers not to farm for several years, entering their land in a conservation program. Then the state decides the farm is not a farm, imposing a huge tax burden.
