'Although the vehicle of stories about each of these barons in turn is an interesting read, what I found most valuable was the final chapter where Frerick lays out a way forward.'

Check out the newest review of Barons in Marbleseed's latest issue. 🤗

SRAP Live starts TOMORROW! The free online event will feature powerhouse speakers, with Austin Frerick delivering the keynote address.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from those who have taken a stand against #BigAg . Register now!👇 sraproject.org/srap-live-2024/

This is the 3rd interview I've read featuring Austin Frerick and jeez, I'm so flipping excited we're all having this conversation that I went ahead and special-ordered 'Barons' through my local bookstore Mosaic Books. Thank you for this in-depth piece, Twilight Greenaway & Civil Eats! 🍴

In a Q&A with Twilight Greenaway, Austin Frerick talks about his latest book that exposes the system that has allowed seven families, including those behind Cargill, JBS, Driscoll’s, and Walmart, to build enormous power. buff.ly/3PC370W

At the Sling, Kate M. Conlow interviews Austin Frerick about his new book *Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry.*

thesling.org/interview-with…

Austin Frerick Thanks Austin!!!

Getting rid of regulations doesn’t negate economy of scale. It doesn’t fix predatory and deceptive practices.

They are correct that unreasonable barriers to entry are non capitalistic but that’s not the major issue.

This is a point I make in my Berry Baron chapter as we have outsourced our produce system -- there's been a collapse in environmental standards.

'Imported... green beans tested high for pesticides, even samples that were labeled organic'

The results here are the consequence.

'If we just remove the regulatory barriers....' -Host

No. 'You need to do the structural things first... JBS is not giving you an ounce of market share.' -Me regenerativeagriculturepodcast.com/episodes/episo…

Eric Schlosser mentioned my book on Fresh Air today! 🫨🫠

“There’s a wonderful new book called Barons.” He then proceeded to describe my Coffee Baron (around the 7-minute mark). npr.org/2024/04/18/119…

Austin Frerick Looking forward to reading your book. Eric Schlosser gave it a plug today on Fresh Air! He was discussing his Atlantic article on food cartels.

'To me, the story here is the collapse of the middle'

This is one of my favorite recent interviews and I think it's partly because I'm not talking as fast as normal. 😬😅 podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/mar…

Just snagged a copy of Barons ⁦Chaucer's Books⁩ and I can’t wait to read it! Congrats ⁦Austin Frerick⁩!

We had a great interview today on The Jimmy Malone Show Newsradio WTAM 1100 with Austin Frerick Austin Frerick about his new book ' Barons: Money, Power and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry
If you missed the interview, you can listen here: p.ftur.io/warfam/2445

'If you wrote a sequel, which barons would you include that didn’t make it into the book?' asks Kate M. Conlow in The Sling.

To see more of our conversation, click here --->> thesling.org/interview-with…

New interview from me up The Sling. I talked with fellow Iowa native Austin Frerick about his book Barons and monopolization in ag. 🐖🌾🐄🌽

thesling.org/interview-with…

'Frerick is a staunch Democrat, but if there is one issue where the left and the populist right can make common cause, it’s farm policy. '

'Conservatives should read Frerick’s book'

Check out the new review of Barons in The American Conservative by Helen Andrews. theamericanconservative.com/how-american-a…

Fantastic new article by Brian Leech -- it’s part history of corn syrup part union history all set in Clinton, Iowa (it has everything from global theft to union busting). #agtwitter

Link: muse.jhu.edu/article/912184

“The impact of these companies can be felt globally and makes the book essential reading.”

Check out this new UK review of Barons 👇
slowfood.org.uk/2024/04/12/ric…

Reading Austin Frerick’s “Barons” will make you mad as hell. It will also tell you exactly who to be mad at.

Just who is to blame for the high price of food in this country? For the epidemic of empty calories making us sick? For the dispossession of family farms, the rise of

If you care about the food system, Barons by Austin Frerick has my highest recommendation.

Clearly written & incredibly well-researched (~1000 citations), it documents the 'barons' of seven food sectors & how they've twisted them for their own profit, at the public's expense.