#aka: the family farm is becoming extinct; unless contracted with one of those companies who again are gaining more control over the market
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Trying to figure out how stopping for a little treat at Target added up to $200...
#three major things did:#1. diesel prices shot up before electric farm & shipping equipment could become comparatively affordable#putting farms that already barely make profit either out of business; or in the nasty position of having to raise their prices at the base-#cost exponentially#Did you know? Diesel takes half as much to produce: that's why it did and should still cost half the cost of regular fuel.. at current it -#costs the same if not more than premium grade fuel#meanwhile: replacing electric equipment at current costs farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars they already did not have: ->#AND government does not reimburse them appropriately for the EXTENSIVE cost#nor do they regulate the electric companies or their charges whom: continue to raise prices every year and especially in sub-urban areas#you know: where farms ARE#2. Farms are closing (mostly as a result of 1) to leave the work or being sold solely to large food corporations like Dole:#giving them not only a larger corner in the markets: but also allowing them to set the price ranges as they see fit.#aka: the family farm is becoming extinct; unless contracted with one of those companies who again are gaining more control over the market#3. in-place Government is doing next to nothing about any of this (the DNR's acts against herding farmers especially detrimental in fact)#and hand in hand with likewise unregulated rent-lords? yeah.. don't expect prices to go down any time soon
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