Re:Farms, More Productive Than Ever, Are Poisoning Drinking ...
by waffle_ss on Friday January 18, 2019 @03:18PM
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> how do we let these get so big?
My understanding is there was a big change in policy during Nixon's administration, when agribusiness lobbyist Earl "Rusty" Butz became USDA secretary.[1] His mottos were "get big or get out" and "plant fence row to fence row."
My understanding is there was a big change in policy during Nixon's administration, when agribusiness lobbyist Earl "Rusty" Butz became USDA secretary.[1] His mottos were "get big or get out" and "plant fence row to fence row."
[1]: https://grist.org/article/the-butz-stops-here/