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STRUCTURE OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, Meat Production, Farmers & Labor,…
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Meat Production
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Animals like pigs & cows are slaughtere in large numbers (e.g. 32,000 pigs/day)
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Lots of meat is sold to other countries,so we produce more than we need
Some meat companies have too much power,so they avoid being properly checked
Farming used to be small and local,now it‘s large and corporate
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Food may look cheap,but the REAL cost includes: health problems,environmental damage & loss of small farms
= these costs are paid later,even if the food seems affordable at first
Animal waste can leak into water supplies,hurting wildlife and people
Meat production causes lots of pollution (water,air & land)
Farmers & Labor
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Strict rules for farmers = if not followed,lose their contract
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Industrial Farming
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70% of processed food are made of corn (e.g. ketchup,coke & burger)
Use of corn syrup,hormones,antibiotics
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Farms are like factories = focused on fast,cheap production
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Economic Aspects
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Example:A single company may own feed,animals,processing and packaging
Farmers face price pressure from large buyers (Walmart,McDonald‘s)
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