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Let’s Talk About the Ag on Your Plate

Are farm businesses owned by corporations?
09/10/2018 @ 7:45 am | By Karen Biernacki, Cook County farmer

Have you ever seen one of the hybrid signs next to a corn or soybean field? The “Agrigold” sign in the picture almost makes it look like Agrigold owns the field. Agrigold is an 80-year old company that concentrates on seed research, which begs the question of why a company owns a corn or soybean field in Illinois.

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