U.S. Government Wants More Farmers so They Can Join the Military – Not Grow Food
In a recent meeting attended by Joel Salatin, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack stated that it was concerning that rural America now only represented 16 percent of the population, because it gives 40 percent of the personnel to the military. According to Salatin, the USDA goal of increasing the nation's farmers is not about food, healing the land, or stewarding precious soil and resources; it's all about making sure we keep a steady stream of youngsters going into the military.