Unveiling the Historical Shift from Family Farms to Corporate Dominance

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TheRiseofMega FactoryFarmsas prescribedbyUSDA polity

TheUSDepartmentofAgriculture'srecentCensus ofAgriculture

providesastarksnapshotofthis evolution,revealingnotonlythe expansionofmegafactoryfarmsbut alsotheconsequentenvironmental, societal,andethicalimplications.

Sincethe1973FarmBillpromotingGetBigorGetOut,the UShaslostover500,000familyfarms.

BigAgCompanieshave exploitedfarmpolicyfor50 yearsthroughunethical behaviors

In1862,PresidentAbrahamLincolnsignedintolawanact ofCongressestablishingUSDA,callingit"ThePeople's Department."
Overthepast50yearsfarm policynolongerservesthe peoplebutgiantcorporations.

Harbinger'shistoricalnovels,notably"TheFarmProgram" and"America'sDairyland,"

serveaspoignantchroniclesthat delveintotherootsofthisseismic shiftinAmericanagriculture.
TheFarmProgramunfoldsthecomplexitiesand unintendedconsequencesofthe1973FarmBill,opening thedoorfor theCEOofADMtouseshis corporateprofitstoinfluence ninepresidentsintoservinghis motivesinUSFarmPolicy.

InAmerica'sDairyland,threegenerationsoffarmersprovide high-qualityfoodtothecommunity

Thefourth-generationfarmer's economyisunderminedbythe world'slargestfoodprocessing company.
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