Section Two-Task: Read Chapter 4 from The Omnivore's Dilemma. This is on pages 47-52. Now answer each question.

1. What did Pollan see on the ground that made him upset?
2. Why can’t buyers know whose corn they are purchasing?
3. Because the supply of corn is far greater than the demand, what is done with it?
4. Which two corporations own 30% of the corn in the U. S.?
5. What steps of the entire process do these two companies control?
6. One bushel of corn (about 90,000 kernels) might contain kernels from many different farms. Why is this a problem?
7. Look at the pie chart on pg. 45. What percentage of U. S. corn goes for animal feed?

Section Three-Exit Ticket: Answer the following question using RACE.
How has the grain elevator helped farmers?

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