Loss of independence reshapes Great Plains farming
Great Plains and Midwestern farmers face growing customer clout as managed care and contract farming take hold. Producers split into low cost mass producers and integrated specialty suppliers, trading independence for price stability, with cooperatives and direct processor contracts forming new power ties.
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Mike Boehlje
Purdue University
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