• ericbomb@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Sorry corn farmers, this is about people food. Growing fuel doesn’t really count.

    Growing corn that is only usable as animal feed counts as part of how beef industry is being propped up by the government.

    So yeah… I think only one or two corn farmers will be left in the chat after that.

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        1 year ago

        Correct, but the vast majority of corn subsidies are to grow corn not meant for humans to eat. They are to grow animal feed, or ethanol.

        So the first category I count as subsidizing the meat industry, since it exists purely to make raising live stock cheaper. The second category doesn’t really impact food.

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        1 year ago

        We need to fully remove subsidies on corn… Hemp is a full replacement that offers far more uses… AND it makes great fabrics to further reduce the use of polyester