tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post4920195418753150537..comments2024-03-28T18:11:29.865-04:00Comments on UNDERNEWS: North Dakota rejects corporate farmingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-19737734611778142952016-07-11T12:18:09.318-04:002016-07-11T12:18:09.318-04:00Very misleading interpretation of what transpired ...Very misleading interpretation of what transpired in North Dakota. Perhaps in a technical sense regarding language and definitions, it might be said that certain incorporated transnationals will find difficulty investing in North Dakota. However, if anyone thinks this means the law is a rejection of massive industrial farming on a dominant scale, farming employing the latest in GMO technology and extensive CAFO (Confined Animal Feeding Operations), then that person would be mistaken. Farming in the Dakotas is done mostly by Mennonite and Hutterite communities whose farms are merged to one degree or another into community collectives---they are, therefore, de facto corporations acting in ways most folks would with associate formally declared corporate entities. The Hutterites and Mennonites for all practical purposes are the face of Industrial Ag in the region, working in close concert with such transnationals as Cargill, Monsanto, ADM, et al.<br /> <br />In effect, this law was basically a protectionist maneuver meant to preserve the existing monopolistic structure from outside encroachment. In no way can this be interpreted as an advancement for those advocates concerned about sustainable agriculture, the environment, or the propagation of GMO's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com