Mary Berry’s latest article in the Berry Center’s newsletter really said it succinctly–America has never had a plan to make the country food independent. Instead, the government has prioritized participation in the global commodity market, food interdependence and soft power, for over 70 years with tax and regulatory policies that help one type of agriculture over another. See the full article here: https://berrycenter.org/2025/08/21/4028/
