New York Times Op-Ed placed here for safe keeping.

Here's the skinny: The federal government, at the behest of big agribusiness concerns in California, Florida, and Texas, has put severe financial penalties in place to keep farmers in other states from converting land previously used to grow government-subsidized commodity crops (corn, soybeans, rice, wheat and cotton) to growing fruits and vegetables for local consumption.

( Click here to read the NYT op-ed )

Tags: agriculture