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The small farmer is well woven into the fabric of our society including the law. There are many businesses built on the support for the small farmer. Take for example the major poultry producers such as Purdue, Tyson and others. These poultry integrators provide feed (feed mill), chicks (hatchery), medication (Vet services), chicken catching, transportation, and processing. They contract raising the chickens for 6 to 8 weeks to small farmers who receive subsidies for actually raising the chicks to full grown chickens in sophisticated chicken houses on the farms financed by the poultry company. Yes, they can grow full grown chickens (5lbs) in 6 weeks. Don't ask me how, I don't want to know... My point is that these major companies rely on the small farmers for this critical part of their business to keep costs low by taking advantage of federal and state farm subsidies. So there is a lot more at stake than just small farmers when you dig below the surface. BTW, these companies are major rail users. (required rail content) One last point, a fair amount of the soybeans used by the poultry integrators are already imported from South America and that trend is expected by the poultry industry to continue and grow. LC
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