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The business of agriculture, also known as agribusiness includes the production, processing, and supply of agricultural goods. In the United States the agribusiness sector, which usually includes crops, livestock, forestry and fishing, employs well over 1 million people. Larger crop farms, dairy & poultry farms, and ranches that are owned by corporations have become more and more important in the industry. The US Bureau of labor Statistics reports that these corporate farms supply three-quarters of all agricultural output.

Very large agribusiness corporations such as Cargill, Monsanto and Archer Daniels Midland involve themselves in the entire chain of the food business including seed supply, processing, machinery, logistics and marketing of the products they produce. Smaller, family run farms compete in this space and often are at a disadvantage because of the capital required to keep up with changing trends in the agri-business. These trends include the development of bio-engineered crops, the use of GPS technologies, genetic engineering and even the diversion of crops to solve energy problems such as ethanol production.