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Originally Posted by KYHeirloomer  It's rather an overstatement to say the gubmint caused the mechanization of agriculture. Monocultural factory farming sort of evolved, hand in hand with the industrial revolution, and the government protected it for what seemed good causes.
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Remember Operation Wetback? The tomato farmers said that the Operation would stop them from being able to harvest their tomatoes. The government said it didn't care and continued the Operation. Tomato farmers had to turn to mechanization to harvest their crops, which required moving to a harder tomato that could be picked by machine and then ripened by gassing. The government wrote at the time that it knew its policies would compromise taste, but that the compromise was worth it.
PS I have done significant research on this subject.