US is a Net Food Importer
The United States, the world’s largest food exporter, imports a huge amount of the food Americans eat.
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Unfair Foreign Competition
U.S. farmers have had to compete with Mexican-produced fruits and vegetables, despite farmworkers in Mexico earning only about $2/hour. There have been three decades with zero tariff price protection for fruit and vegetable farmers.
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New World Screwworm
How the government’s unpredictable response to outbreaks threatens farmers’ livelihoods.
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Latest Animal Infection
Farmers are at the mercy of arbitrary government edicts if their animals get an infection.
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Government Subsidies
Farm subsidies mainly benefit the wealthiest farmers.
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Eminent Domain
The seizure of farmland for government or businesses purposes has increased since 2005.
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Checkoff Corruption
What is a checkoff, and what does it have to do with dinner?
