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Corporations take over farming grows big in US
The piece describes corporate farming expanding across the United States from Maine to California. It notes ITT and other firms diversifying into not only manufacture but food production, sparking rural fears. Critics warn of a shift in food control from independent farmers to boardrooms, while supporters deny plans to push others out.
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New York Times
United States
Maine
California
Nfernational Telephone and Telegraph
Smithfield
Greyhound
John Hancock
Earl Bute
Senate
Ralston Purina
Stokely van Camp
Gaylord Nelson
Bute
Wisconsin Democrat
America
Agribusiness Accountability Project
Washington
New York
Kansas City
Los Angeles
George Kyd
Ralston Purine
Agriculture Department