outsourcing

[El Blanco]

Outer Long Island, Central and Southern New Jersey and Upstate New York are primarily agricultural communities.

I think the economic system in the food production industry has to be looked at and probably overhauled. We're talking an industry more than twice the size of Big Oil and way more important, yet, they seem to get way more preferential treatment (subsidies and such) and not nearly the scrutiny and criticism.

Hell, they've got some suckers thinking they are a David vs Big Oil's Goliath when it comes to energy sources.

[KevinTheOmnivore]

The upstate agro industry is basically dead these days tho, still big, don't get me wrong. But not enough to provide NYC with all of its various wants and needs (unless they're interested in milk, apples and onions).

[Miss Modular]

My employer (based out of Rochester, NY) was recently the subject of protests by animal rights groups for caging their chickens.

The protesters seem to have won, for better or worse. My employer is closing their egg farm, and having their chickens/eggs supplied by an outside company...who, as it turns out, raise their chickens free range.