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TW Falcon's avatar

On the other hand, rural folk provide food. Food is good.

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Rita Parker's avatar

The majority of produce, at least here in Central Texas, comes from Mexico.

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TW Falcon's avatar

Agriculture is still important in this state, producing milk, cheese, wheat, soy beans, sweet corn, cranberries, ginseng, tart cherries, potatoes, etc.

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NLTownie's avatar

Most food is produced by Big Agricultural - factory farming animals, high-tech dairy farms with automated equipment, giant computer-controlled planters and harvesters. The conglomerates that control Big Ag are controlled in office towers in big cities. The family farm is on the endangers species list.

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TW Falcon's avatar

The family farms are mostly gone. My grandparents farm hasn't been worked for over fifty years. I don't think any of the relatives farms are in production anymore either. Pretty much all of the kids, my parents included, moved to the city. But agriculture is still important to the state.

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