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And the one guy stood up and said, "Why would I want to plant
anything else than corn and beans when I'm guaranteed a profit
before I even go on the field?" The United States Department
of Agriculture uses something called the Commodity Credit Corporation to give farmers price guarantees
for growing specific crops. In the current system, taxpayers subsidize farmers
to grow the crops that feed the animals
that live in feedlots, which emit greenhouse gases. The result? Our land is turning to dust,
and our farmers are going bust. And then I come back and ask them,
now, how much money would you be making if the government
wasn't subsidizing your operation?
anything else than corn and beans when I'm guaranteed a profit
before I even go on the field?" The United States Department
of Agriculture uses something called the Commodity Credit Corporation to give farmers price guarantees
for growing specific crops. In the current system, taxpayers subsidize farmers
to grow the crops that feed the animals
that live in feedlots, which emit greenhouse gases. The result? Our land is turning to dust,
and our farmers are going bust. And then I come back and ask them,
now, how much money would you be making if the government
wasn't subsidizing your operation?
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And the one guy stood up and said,
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"Why would I want to plant
anything else than corn and beans
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when I'm guaranteed a profit
before I even go on the field?"
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The United States Department
of Agriculture uses something
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called the Commodity Credit Corporation
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to give farmers price guarantees
for growing specific crops.
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In the current system,
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taxpayers subsidize farmers
to grow the crops
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that feed the animals
that live in feedlots,
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which emit greenhouse gases.
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The result?
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Our land is turning to dust,
and our farmers are going bust.
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And then I come back and ask them,
now, how much money would you be making
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if the government
wasn't subsidizing your operation?
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Movie Summary
A revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians band together in a global movement of "Regenerative Agriculture" that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.
