Open AccessFarm Power without Farmers
Author(s) -
Linda Lobao,
Katherine Meyer,
Douglas Harper
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
contexts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6052
pISSN - 1536-5042
DOI - 10.1525/ctx.2004.3.4.12
Subject(s) - politics , power (physics) , agriculture , political economy , economics , political science , geography , law , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
As America's small farmers dwindle to a precious few, they remain national icons with broad public support and impressive political clout. This paradox highlights the economic, political, and symbolic power of farming in the United States, all of which may not suffice to save family farms.
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