Ever wonder how corn syrup happened? Or why we use corn to make fuel or plastics? It’s not because companies were just so jazzed about the opportunities of corn-based products. It’s because we have a *tremendous* oversupply of corn, because farmers prefer growing it to food https://twitter.com/SprucedaleCraig/status/1308358295434997760

It’s easier, requires less labor (so you can evict any lingering tenants), marketing is easier (just sell to the coop, no need to care about a lowly customer), it allows for lots of big equipment operation (a top priority cuz it’s fun), and you get time off in winter.

Farmers deserve flack for choosing to grow corn and soybeans over food. there are many reasons/justifications/excuses for doing it, but farmers undeniably have a choice. They could grow anything they want on land they own.