They're Destroying Farmers... | Official Preview

TL;DR

Agricultural consolidation has left three companies controlling 85% of inputs, including a Chinese state-owned firm receiving Iowa taxpayer subsidies.

Key Points

• 1.Corporate consolidation has gutted farmer choice. Three companies now control 85% of the agriculture input market, down from 300+ companies in Iowa alone; seed genetics are dominated by two firms using scrambled naming to force farmers into perpetual royalty payments.
• 2.A Chinese state-owned company is being subsidized by Iowa taxpayers. Syngenta, 100% owned by the Chinese government, has received $7.5 million in refundable Iowa tax credits, while Iowa simultaneously has the second-highest new cancer diagnosis rate in the country.
• 3.Zach Lahn, a sixth-generation Iowa farmer, is running for governor on an 'Iowa First' platform. He bought back his family farm in 2014, advocates suing the federal government, rejecting foreign aid until Iowa has clean drinking water, and even arresting IRS agents if states raise their own taxes.