Farmers Head to D.C. to Protest Agribusiness Consolidation

  • National Farmers Union members to meet Vilsack, lawmakers
  • Group says deals could squeeze farmers amid weak crop prices
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Farmers are descending on Washington.

Far from the pitchfork-wielding mobs of old, these independent farmers are coming to the nation’s capital to voice opposition to a slate of pending agribusiness mergers.