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Black farmers face a slew of systemic challenges

by Kai Ryssdal and Alli Fam
Jan 12, 2021
Unfair pricing and land loss are just a few reasons the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund formed decades ago.
"We've had co-ops in Mississippi that knew they got less for their collard greens then their neighbor did," Cornelius Blanding says. "So they had to form a cooperative so that they can ship their products to Chicago to get a better price. That's been a reality for Black farmers for centuries."
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Monsanto loss grows amid commodities slump

by Annie Baxter
Oct 7, 2015
Lower prices pinch everyone from farmers to agribusiness giants.
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