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From the page: "Since the 1980s, American agriculture has become increasingly concentrated. Today, less than 2 percent of farms account for half of all agricultural sales. The new antitrust division of President Obama's Justice Department has said that scrutinizing monopolies in agriculture is a top priority.

That shift is giving hope to independent farmers, who have complained for years that agriculture giants are shrinking the marketplace and paying farmers less for their products."

From the page: "We went to two different BBQ's over the fourth of July weekend. My husband, Brian, didn't eat the burgers that were served. Brian loves burgers. At least he did until he went to see Food, Inc. with me Thursday night.

I knew the movie was impacting him when he yelled "No!" out loud early on in the film at the treatment of baby chicks. As each chick was pulled out of an overcrowded drawer and held firmly as its head was smacked into a stamping machine, he stared in disbelief. I think that at that moment, he truly understood the fact that chickens aren't raised in a barnyard on Old MacDonald's farm anymore."