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Rebecca Cooke: “Corporate ag put family farms like mine out of business.”

Featuring: Rebecca Cooke, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 3

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Rebecca Cooke's Congressional Run: Advocating for Wisconsin Farmers and Working Class

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

But like a lot of Wisconsin farmers, we had to sell our cows because of the price of milk and competition with larger dairies. And that's a big why of why I stepped up to run to take on Corporate ag put family farms like mine out of business. and to enforce antitrust laws. Not only is my background rooted in agriculture, but it's also rooted in small business and a waitress. (00:22–00:32)

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Asserts that corporate agriculture practices have led to family farms going out of business.

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