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Dakota wrote:
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[Farmers don't need the Ag department to tell them how to plant corn.

Agreed.

Yet, companies like Cargill and ADM need the Ag to create and enforce regulations which guarantee that those farmers will be tithed to their coffers.
Here is how I look at it. Caterpillar makes the machinery, Monsanto makes the fertilizer, Exxon brings the fuel, Somebody sells the seeds, God(or nature if it makes some more comfortable) makes the rain, and Joe the Farmer provides the sweat. End of story.
Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry make up approximately 20% of the GNP last year - one of the largest single sectors.

USDA also oversees import/exports and the marketing and trade involved, many areas of conservation and environment,
research and science in the fields of animal & plants, etc.... They are also now part of Homeland Security.

Might want to update your knowledge base. You could always ask an Ag Economist