Nixon and Soviets
The Soviets purchased this many tons of grains in 1972. (Tauger, p. 153)
What is 23 million tons?
Reagan tried to focus on small government, but in 1983 he gave this much in farm subsidies. (Tauger, p. 156)
What is $51 billion?
Earl Butz, the head of the USDA in 1971 would often say this phrase. (Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma, p. 52)
What is "get big or get out" or "fencerow to fencerow"?
Soda is made up 100% of this commodity.
What is CORN!
This is a term for taking out loans to modernize and expand the farm, and expecting huge sales in the future especially from exports. (Tauger, p. 154)
What is "betting the farm"?
By the 1980s small farmers were killing bank officials, committing suicide, and participating in fragmented political activism all due to this happening to farmers. (Tauger, p. 155)
What is farm foreclosures or US food aid?
These two subsidized cash crops are used to feed livestock on feedlots.
What are soybean and corn?
This term refers to the fact that hybrids can be planted so close together spanning tens of thousands of acres.
What is high yield?
In the 1973 OPEC oil crisis, the US was supporting this country. (Tauger, p. 154)
What is Israel?
The farm crisis in 1983 gave rise to these events. (Tauger, p. 156)
What are farm aid concerts?
In 1978 farmers formed this group and drove their tractors to Washington D.C. in a "tractorcade". (Tauger, p. 156)
What is American Agriculture Movement?
George Naylor has a similar curve to the Laffer curve.
What is the Naylor curve?