Potatoes

"A documentary which takes a look at potato farmers in New Brunswick, Canada, and focuses on huge food processors as the cause of the farmers' increasing financial problems."@en
"A documentary that takes a look at potato farmers in New Brunswick, Canada, and focuses on the causes and impact of the gradual shift from family farms to corporate run farms. Explains that the preference for processed potatoes has increased the availability of government loans and private investment to food processing corporations to such an extent that they now control the potato market and can move into related farming activities."@en
"A documentary that takes a look at potato farmers in New Brunswick and focuses on the causes and impact of the shift from family farms to corporate farms and of the shift from fresh potatoes to French pies in the American diet thereby causing a shift in the economic bases of farm communities."
"The plight of the Canadian potato farmer is highlighted. Production costs are high and remuneration uncertain and inadequate. Contract farming for a local food processor provides a known price, but permits no room for negotiation as the food processor also dominates the fertilizer and farm machinery market. Farmers discuss their situation and what to do about it."@en