https://competitivemarkets.com Fri, 04 Apr 2014 13:15:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/competitivemarkets.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-logo-square.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://competitivemarkets.com 32 32 41386461 https://competitivemarkets.com/the-new-meat-monopoly-the-humane-societys-new-alliance-with-family-farmers/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:10:58 +0000 http://www.competitivemarkets.com/?p=2384

A generation ago, the business of raising animals for food in America looked much like it had at the Founding – family farms, open and competitive markets, high standards, and a self sustaining national economy. Today, vast corporations rule almost every corner of the animal agriculture landscape, and these giants are increasingly controlled from foreign capitals. Some economists argue in favor of this new order of things, mainly claiming it is more “efficient.” But there’s also growing evidence Read More ...]]> 2384 https://competitivemarkets.com/they-big-ag-suck-the-wealth-from-our-rural-communities/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:40:37 +0000 http://www.competitivemarkets.com/?p=1424

In 1980 there were 62,000 hog farmers in Missouri, today in this country there are 67,000 left. Joe Maxwell discusses the power of BIG Ag and market concentration at the Local Foods Summit, on February 11th 2013, hosted by Mile High Business Alliance. Joe Maxwell a fourth generation Hog Farmer from Missouri and Vice President, Outreach and Engagement for The Humane Society of the United States, Maxwell works directly with family farmers, helping them organize into producer groups Read More ...]]> 1424