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The meat racket : the secret takeover of America's food business / Christopher Leonard.

By: Leonard, Christopher, 1975-.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-351) and index.Description: 370 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781451645811 (hardcover); 1451645813.Subject(s): Tyson (Firm) | Meat industry and trade -- United States | Investigative reportingDDC classification: 338.7/636500973
Contents:
How Jerry Yandell lost the farm (2003-2004) -- The Eden crash (1929-1958) -- Expand or expire (1960-1967) -- The industrial animal (1970-1995) -- Cage match (2010 -- 2012) -- Pig cities (1973-1994) -- The next generation (1996-2000) -- Squeal (1996-2011) -- Pulling the noose(2011) -- The food dictatorship (1994 -- 2006) -- The transition team (2007-2011) -- Street fight (2010-2011) -- Don's horizon (2011-2012).
Summary: A handful of companies have seized the nation's meat supply and built a system that puts farmers on the edge of bankruptcy while also controlling meat prices for consumers.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-351) and index.

How Jerry Yandell lost the farm (2003-2004) -- The Eden crash (1929-1958) -- Expand or expire (1960-1967) -- The industrial animal (1970-1995) -- Cage match (2010 -- 2012) -- Pig cities (1973-1994) -- The next generation (1996-2000) -- Squeal (1996-2011) -- Pulling the noose(2011) -- The food dictatorship (1994 -- 2006) -- The transition team (2007-2011) -- Street fight (2010-2011) -- Don's horizon (2011-2012).

A handful of companies have seized the nation's meat supply and built a system that puts farmers on the edge of bankruptcy while also controlling meat prices for consumers.

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