![]() ![]() Our Farmer Heroes have something to say about corporate power: (Read more about uncompetitive markets and their effects on family farmers here.) The razor-thin profit margins on which farmers are forced to operate often push them to “get big or get out”-either expanding into mega-operations or leaving the land altogether. Often having no other options for companies to sell to, farmers are forced to take whatever prices they can. Meanwhile, processors and other powerful buyers can suppress the prices they offer farmers. Sellers with high market power can inflate the prices farmers must pay for these items. “We need to get the power back to the people, away from the corporations… If something is going to be done about corporate control in our food system, now is the tie to act.” – Jim Gerritsen, Maine Farmerįarmers need to buy things to operate their farms, like seeds, machinery, fertilizers and other goods.
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