TheRiseofMega FactoryFarmsas prescribedbyUSDA polity


providesastarksnapshotofthis evolution,revealingnotonlythe expansionofmegafactoryfarmsbut alsotheconsequentenvironmental, societal,andethicalimplications.
In1862,PresidentAbrahamLincolnsignedintolawanact ofCongressestablishingUSDA,callingit"ThePeople's Department."
Overthepast50yearsfarm policynolongerservesthe peoplebutgiantcorporations.
serveaspoignantchroniclesthat delveintotherootsofthisseismic shiftinAmericanagriculture.
TheFarmProgramunfoldsthecomplexitiesand unintendedconsequencesofthe1973FarmBill,opening thedoorfor theCEOofADMtouseshis corporateprofitstoinfluence ninepresidentsintoservinghis motivesinUSFarmPolicy.
Thefourth-generationfarmer's economyisunderminedbythe world'slargestfoodprocessing company.