Does this explain the e coli, the mad cow, the tasteless fruit?

Question

There is a crisis in the American Food Supply. Standing in the produce section of my organic grocer, I find I'm not the only consumer afraid to pick up leafy greens. In the meat department, I'm not the only one wondering what kind of farmers fed ground up cow to cows and not the only one wondering if this hamburger will fill my child's brain with holes.

I watched this video this morning and wondered if Reagan's aggressive anti-farmer policies have brought us to this agribusiness crisis. I wonder if there is still time to save ourselves.

What do you think? What are you doing to make things better?

This video made me cry to think of all we've lost and about the good decent farmers who were painted as greedy mismanagers by the Republican 'reformers' of the 80s.

What have they wrought?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=d9Iy2Jw4DVk

Answer 1

You are exactly right and it is really sad but what can we do? as you know politicians do whatever they want to protect their own interests without any interference whatsoever..☺

Answer 2

Don't be afraid to eat American beef. We are very aware that the public wants anti-biotic, anti-growth hormone, safe beef. There are now very strict laws about what you can and cannot feed cattle. Only grain products are allowed, no animal by products. Not only our people, but other countries have demanded assurance of safe beef (as they should). We have to keep careful records to ensure your safety. As far as the rest of your question, many farmers lost their farms and that is a loss to the whole country. What will happen, I don't know, but without the American farmer and rancher everyone would pay a much larger percentage of their paycheck for food. Thanks for your concern!