Food: Green Grow the Profits

CREDITS: Producer, writer, James Benjamin; director, Al Niggemeyer

SUMMARY: A study of agri-business, the invasion of non-agricultural corporations into farming, and the resulting higher production but lower quality of foods that we eat. Shows the influence of agri-business on tomatoes, chicken, and beef production, Examines several aspects of agribusiness in the United States today and shows how industrial food processing does not always benefit the public interest.

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CREDITS: Producer, writer, James Benjamin; director, Al Niggemeyer

SUMMARY: A study of agri-business, the invasion of non-agricultural corporations into farming, and the resulting higher production but lower quality of foods that we eat. Shows the influence of agri-business on tomatoes, chicken, and beef production, Examines several aspects of agribusiness in the United States today and shows how industrial food processing does not always benefit the public interest. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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