Big Farm Corporations
Corporate Agribusiness and Federal Farm Subsidy ExploitationDescription
Big farm corporations gain outsized advantages from vague federal subsidy definitions, sparking lawsuits and legal fees that bolster their business while small farms struggle. Josh and Toby reference them during a soybean field debate with Cathy, a farmer's daughter, who details her family's meager 200-acre earnings of $6,000 yearly. The group critiques these corporations as policy winners that alienate rural voters leaning toward opponent Ritchie.