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Food and Country

It's a half a milliondollars, almost, for some of thesecombines and tractors

It's a half a million
dollars, almost, for some of these
combines and tractors

Full Transcript

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It's a half a million dollars, almost,
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for some of these combines and tractors.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:13
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'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.
And it's only from beginning of the year to the end. - Food and Country 00:05
And it's only from beginning of the year to the end.
And it's like, there's no, there's no flow in between years, - Food and Country 00:08
And it's like, there's no, there's no flow in...
- Just kids. - [laughing] - Food and Country 00:10
- Just kids. - [laughing]
So, the majority of farmers in the United States go to the bank every winter, - Food and Country 00:16
So, the majority of farmers in the United States go to the b...
They farm all year and hope they can make enough at the end of the year - Food and Country 00:11
They farm all year and hope they can make enough at the end ...
And in our history, that's exactly what happened to us. - Food and Country 00:06
And in our history, that's exactly what happened to us.
It was Economics 101 in the '80s. - Food and Country 00:05
It was Economics 101 in the '80s.
I mean, everything, it was an auction, - Food and Country 00:11
I mean, everything, it was an auction,
Unfortunately right now feels eerily, eerily like that. - Food and Country 00:07
Unfortunately right now feels eerily, eerily like that.
I mean, go to any financial advisor and say, "All right, - Food and Country 00:16
I mean, go to any financial advisor and say, "All right...
I mean, the more I report this documentary, - Food and Country 00:16
I mean, the more I report this documentary,
The degree of risk that these folks take on is staggering. - Food and Country 00:07
The degree of risk that these folks take on is staggering.
You know, we're talking about forgiving student loan debt, right, as a way of like, - Food and Country 00:14
You know, we're talking about forgiving student loan de...
They deserve to be able to make a living doing what they're doing. - Food and Country 00:06
They deserve to be able to make a living doing what they...
We made a conscious decision to favor agribusiness interests, - Food and Country 00:08
We made a conscious decision to favor agribusiness interests...
If you ask how many farmers are actually able to make a living just from farming? - Food and Country 00:08
If you ask how many farmers are actually able to make a livi...