Controversial ag spending bill kills local food systems, promotes meat monopoly

Controversial ag spending bill kills local food systems, promotes meat monopoly Rady | June 22, 2011 at 9:06 pm | Tags: antitrust rules, banksters, biotechnology, cftc, commodity futures, commodity futures trading commission, corpogov, dodd-frank act, economics, factory farms, farmers, farmers markets, fda, federal food aid, food legislation, food sovereignty, futures speculation, ge salmon, Genetically Engineered Food, gipsa, hr 2112, local food system, meat industry concentration, monopolies, Ranchers, USDA, wall street, wic | Categories: Economy Economics, FDA, USDA, Food & Farming, Genetic Engineering, Women | URL: http://wp.me/pAnVO-4mp

By Rady Ananda Plutocrats aimed another weapon at the nation's poor and at small and midsized farmers, this time thru the 2012 agriculture appropriations bill, H.R. 2112, which the House passed on June 16. The 82-page bill returns some federal spending to 2006 levels and others to 2008 levels. Now being reviewed by the Senate [...]

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