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In honor of the #heartlandforum today where Presidential candidates address rural communities in Iowa, here's a little primer on food and power.
First, there's a farm crisis brewing right now that we haven't seen since the 1980s. Skyrocketing farmer suicides, bankruptcies, local communities hurting badly. This is a function of corporate concentration.
Ag isn't everything for rural areas, but it matters. One in five rural counties depends on agriculture as their primary income source. 30% of Iowa's economy is tied to ag. Details in this brief. openmarketsinstitute.org/wp-content/upl…
