What is most at work here is the big economic interests are preying on the smaller economic interests, and those who wrote current farm policy say we are no longer in the business of protecting those smaller interests. There's a big difference. A Cargill spokesman says the company has no desire to control markets, and needs farmers and consumers to be successful. Senator Dorgan says there's a fundamental but little-debated question at the heart of farm policy. This isn't rocket science - the world is hungry, we produce food.
Cities are crowded.
We have open spaces and good neighbors in rural areas. If we can't put this together and nurture the existence of family farmers, we aren't a very bright country. I think we're better than that. We oughta be able to sit down and come up with a way for family farmers to make a living. Dorgan admits that debate is unlikely to happen as long as food prices are comparatively cheap.