Because...

So milk and chicken prices are going up

Because...

The demand for ethanol is exceeding what farmers are able to grow

Because....

The family farm is an endangered species

Because....

They all had to sell their land

Because....

they made no money farming and

Because....

Development was more important than some farm

Because....

Why farm for pennies on the dollar when the developers would give you millions?

Because....

everyone needed a big house and another shopping mall

Because....

We need to be perceived as doing well.


So now we're all going to pay more because the farms have gone away. Enjoy your latte from Starbucks while you drive your giant SUV back to your million dollar McMansion that is built on land that had been the family farm for generations.