Only a small fraction of US farmers are profitable

Oct 15, 2019 at 08:25 AM CST
As Americans, we all participate in agriculture—the system that feeds our economy as well as our families. From our personal health to the state of the climate, agriculture affects critical aspects of our day-to-day lives. Yet few people know much about how agriculture works. Over the past 70 years, small farms have gone out of business as industrialized multinational corporations have taken over our food supply. Even though food companies commonly adopt the “farm-to-table” language, the actual path from farmland to your plate has never been longer, more confusing, or more rife with contradictions.

Oct 15, 2019 at 08:25 AM CST

As Americans, we all participate in agriculture—the system that feeds our economy as well as our families. From our personal health to the state of the climate, agriculture affects critical aspects of our day-to-day lives. Yet few people know much about how agriculture works. Over the past 70 years, small farms have gone out of business as industrialized multinational corporations have taken over our food supply. Even though food companies commonly adopt the “farm-to-table” language, the actual path from farmland to your plate has never been longer, more confusing, or more rife with contradictions.