I'm not sure where it is best to post this, but since it might result in some rants, I'll try the cider press. Feel free to relocate this discussion.......
This cartoon was originally accepted by, then removed by Farm News. Why removed? Because one of the ag companies complained. What's more, the cartoonist was fired! Since Rick Friday and Farm News had published far more biting cartoons in the past, though not targeting Big Ag, I can only assume it was by the wishes of the Big Ag company that Mr Friday got fired. If you google it, there is some brief info
online about the event.
My take on this is a big warning to farmers that the info being published in farm oriented news publications is definitely overseen by Big Ag. If they squash a cartoonist for such a truthful observation, just imagine what else they stop farm mags from releasing to their followers. Since I hear people quoting statistics gotten from various farm publications, perhaps one
should be careful what one quotes. Sources can be deceiving.