Farm Credit Scandal with Dustin Kittle

RFK Jr Podcast

Robert Kennedy Jr

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dustin Kittle and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delve into crucial issues facing small farms and food production quality. We shine a light on corruption within the US Department of Agriculture and the concerning trend of agricultural land ownership shifting to foreign entities. We discuss how large corporations receive hefty government subsidies while small farmers struggle to stay afloat, and the significant control foreign governments and corporations wield over American farmland. We also uncover unethical practices in agriculture and water management, such as farmer exploitation through unfair assignments and inadequate oversight. Our conversation stresses the urgent need to address these issues to promote sustainable agriculture and responsible water management practices. Join us as we explore these critical topics and advocate for a fairer, more sustainable future for American agriculture.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dustin Kittle.
0:04.7	Dustin was raised on a cattle and poultry farm in Geraldine, Alabama. He served as a state,
0:11.2	future farmers of America officer in high school and he attended Cumberland law school and
0:20.9	began practicing litigation focused on agricultural and environmental law.
0:28.0	He has represented small farmers and rural Americans in successful cases against a lot of
0:38.8	Fortune 500 companies including Ford, Verizon, Wireless, and Windstream Communications.
0:48.0	In 2020 he worked with the U.S. Department of Justice and proposing amendments to the
0:54.2	Cares Act to provide relief for farmers and ranchers. He is the owner of Snow Creek
1:01.3	Ranch and he also, Snow Creek Ranch and he also Snow Creek law which is a law firm in Santa Fe, Tennessee.
1:09.0	He's devoted his life to small farmers and has very interesting information about corruption at the
1:18.8	USDA and the shift of land in this country of our agricultural land base to foreign ownership.
1:32.0	And the U was created back in the 1930s to save small farmers and to protect farmers from the banks which were victimizing them and making
1:51.1	them bankrupt. And today its job is just the opposite.
1:56.0	His job is representing big agriculture and subjugating and destroying small farmers America.
2:07.0	Tell us a little bit about your story, Dustin.
2:11.0	Yeah, first of all, thanks a lot for having Mr. Kennedy.
2:13.4	Definitely appreciate it.
2:14.8	Appreciate the independent stance that you've taken on these agricultural issues.
2:19.6	Like you mentioned, I grew up on a cattle and poultry farm. My parents did not go to college.
2:25.5	Their dream was to live and work on the farm. We were farming back in 1980s when in poultry and you still do with the tournament system.
2:37.1	And so I learned a lot about poultry and cattle as far as the markets, the uncredictability, and the fact that the farmer themselves,
2:48.4	particularly at the family farm level, they have no real control as far as the outcome.
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