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Farms Seen as Concentrated in Midwest
What about the farming activity concentrated in California, Florida, Texas, etc. It's not even close to being in one place, it's a matter of what is grown where.
I think that what needs to be examined here is why is there a concentration of money in a single (or handful) of districts?
My first guess is going to be a concentration of land ownership by a small group of people/corporations/partnerships. The landowner makes the money, not the farmer.
Take a drive and ask around as to who is buying up the farmland. You'll find a very short distance between the two points of corporate farms and chemical/seed companies.
What do YOU reckon most of that money is going to be spent on?
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Publish the names and amounts and listen to them howl.