The Land & Climate Podcast

Are monopolies breaking our food system?

April 05, 2024 Land and Climate Review
Are monopolies breaking our food system?
The Land & Climate Podcast
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The Land & Climate Podcast
Are monopolies breaking our food system?
Apr 05, 2024
Land and Climate Review

Bertie speaks to Austin Frerick about his new book Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry.

Austin Frerick is an agricultural and antitrust policy fellow at Yale University, and has advised on policy for senior US politicians including Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Joe Biden during his presidential campaign.

Bertie and Austin discuss lobbying and state capture in the US, the history of farming deregulation, and the environmental impact of food monopolies.

Barons was published last week and is available to buy from Island Press here.

Further reading

Click here to read our investigation into the UK biomass supply chain, or watch a clip from the BBC Newsnight documentary.

Show Notes

Bertie speaks to Austin Frerick about his new book Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry.

Austin Frerick is an agricultural and antitrust policy fellow at Yale University, and has advised on policy for senior US politicians including Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Joe Biden during his presidential campaign.

Bertie and Austin discuss lobbying and state capture in the US, the history of farming deregulation, and the environmental impact of food monopolies.

Barons was published last week and is available to buy from Island Press here.

Further reading

Click here to read our investigation into the UK biomass supply chain, or watch a clip from the BBC Newsnight documentary.