Page 2 Vertically integrated agriculture. Last spring I visited Barry County, Missouri. I thought that what I saw on Highway 37 near Butterfield was a huge, new, consolidated high school under construction. On closer observation, it turned out to be a chicken processing plant.
Poultry seems to have revolutionized Ozarks agriculture for a second time.
Much of the risk is removed, but so is the potential for large profits. The Tyson farms have been a major player in this revolution. Many students of agriculture believe that this approach of vertical integration will spread from poultry to other commodities. Tyson may well be a player in this also. Interstates in the states.