If you ignore some of the political overtones I found  this an interesting article about how beholden 
our University land grant system is to Big Ag companies and some insight into what small segments 
of the agriculture segment like organic farming or beekeeping interests are up against. 

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/2/19/135544/260

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