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Exactly. Thepackers got so big, and the monopolization ofprocessing plants so common, that...

Exactly. The
packers got so big, and the monopolization of
processing plants so common, that if you take
two of them offline, all of a sudden we
have a meat shortage, when there's no
shortage of food here

Full Transcript

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Exactly. The packers got so big,
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and the monopolization of processing plants so common,
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that if you take two of them offline,
00:00:09.871 --> 00:00:11.907
all of a sudden we have a meat shortage,
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when there's no shortage of food here.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:57
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Foothill Productions,Real Lava,Sustainable Films,Range Media Partners,The deNovo Initiative,Tiger Tales Media,Bewilder Films,Ideal Partners

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Movie Summary

Trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl examines the precarious state of America's food system. A Sundance Film Festival premiere.
We could feed a small country right now with what we're wasting. - Food and Country 00:05
We could feed a small country right now with what we're...
- [Ruth] Absolutely. - [Steve] But our system is so specialized - Food and Country 00:10
- [Ruth] Absolutely. - [Steve] But our system is so speciali...
The majority of mass agriculture in the United States - Food and Country 00:11
The majority of mass agriculture in the United States
Other countries can't spend per capita what we do - Food and Country 00:10
Other countries can't spend per capita what we do
For the last 50 years we've thrown agriculture under the bus - Food and Country 00:10
For the last 50 years we've thrown agriculture under th...
[melodic piano music] - Food and Country 00:57
[melodic piano music]
Nixon actually had what were called - Food and Country 00:24
Nixon actually had what were called
He encouraged them to take out huge loans - Food and Country 00:23
He encouraged them to take out huge loans
Bless us, O Lord, and these our gifts, - Food and Country 00:07
Bless us, O Lord, and these our gifts,
[Angela] I don't do much video conferencing, - Food and Country 00:09
[Angela] I don't do much video conferencing,
So, tell me what COVID has been like for you. - Food and Country 00:05
So, tell me what COVID has been like for you.
And, in 2013, we put wheat into our rotation. - Food and Country 00:06
And, in 2013, we put wheat into our rotation.
And we've done Sudan for forage for cattle, - Food and Country 00:11
And we've done Sudan for forage for cattle,
Farming economics for the last eight years has been stressful. - Food and Country 00:06
Farming economics for the last eight years has been stressfu...
We're at cost of production or less. - Food and Country 00:06
We're at cost of production or less.
It's a half a million dollars, almost, - Food and Country 00:06
It's a half a million dollars, almost,
We've got bills up to here. I mean, we are highly leveraged. - Food and Country 00:06
We've got bills up to here. I mean, we are highly lever...
So we're transitioning acres into organic. - Food and Country 00:06
So we're transitioning acres into organic.
Yes, but the hard part is that 36 months of transition. - Food and Country 00:06
Yes, but the hard part is that 36 months of transition.
We go every year to the bank to renew our ag loan. - Food and Country 00:07
We go every year to the bank to renew our ag loan.