The ultimate result is a handful of companies controlling more and more aspects of agriculture, from the field to the grocery store. Even among big companies, the farming options are dwindling. Cargill, Inc., the second-largest grain trader in North America, acquired Continental Grain in 1999. The disappearance of family farms is an issue that concerns The Turning Point Project, a non-profit formed in 1999 to design and produce a series of educational ads concerning the major issues of the new millennium. Others argue that the benefits of corporate farming outweigh the negatives.
Corporate farmers argue that such farms deliver lower costs for the consumer and secure employment .
He says such measures are necessary because the world's population is expected to rise exponentially and foreign countries will be in the market for food. This represents an opportunity for economic growth and a greater food security to people in the United States. Farmers now are using laser-guided equipment to level their fields. He questions the government's decision to continually to set aside such an extravagant amount of money to help protect an industry that shows considerable growth and strength in recent times. In Motion Magazine publishes a speech given by Bill Christison, president of both the U.S. National Family Farm Coalition and the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, concerning America's continuing corporate-centered trade policy.