Honestly, the part where they talk about the Farm Bill, agriculture subsidies, and economics is possibly the best and most educational part of the documentary.
I have watched this doc over 20+ times. Every year I show it to my jr. high students in my 2 science classes at the end of our plants unit. Living in small town in Central Illinois, I am always surprised at how little most of my jr. high students know about the field corn that is grown all around our community. I own the DVD, but my DVD player wasn't working this year, so I was thrilled to find the documentary on TH-cam. Thank you for posting it!
I appreciate you sharing this documentary. It unexpectedly sparked my interest in researching land use extensively. One major lesson I gathered is the importance of determining the quantity and reasons behind our production (achieving a proper equilibrium between demand and supply), but more significantly, understanding how land is distributed for various purposes.
I’ve seen this a few years ago on PBS and was just telling my family about it this past weekend. I am so glad that it’s now on TH-cam so I can share it with them and watch it again myself.
I bought the music cd from it and really enjoyed it...but I don't see where it can be purchased now... www.discogs.com/release/22663673-The-Wowz-with-Bo-Ramsey-and-Spencer-Chakedis-Music-From-The-Documentary-King-Corn
thank you for uploading this underrated gem on how much of our food is "produced".... am sharing with others here in Vermont where there is an effort to localize food sources and regain some control over its ingredients.... cheers !
Bill Morse, That sounds great. I certainly hope the push to localize food is productive. . I, for one, am tired of eating food that just ends up making us tired from sugar overload. . I wish u and ur neighbors the best. . Blessings from a Southern hospitable state!!!
@@kimberlymorgan5827 thank you, Kimberly.... our local school district sources cafeteria food directly from local farms.... going local in so many ways helps get you away from the corporate stranglehold on what we eat and drink... slow poison
This is a really good movie. When I lived in Iowa, people complained it was a hit on the industry, but actually it just describes what goes on. Yeah, corn farmers get subsidies, and HFCS manufacturing is rather gross.
My brother told to watch this ages ago. Finally getting around to it, figured I should try to understand how this all works. Now to try and cut corn out of my diet. 😕
RIP Morgan Spurlock he brought this issue to the public initially about how the fast food industry contributed to obesity in Supersize me. King Corn examines how corn suppliers and agricultural commodities investors contributed to the same issue.
Monsanto should be sued like Purdue Pharma...The Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family have reached a $6 billion settlement for their role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis.
@@organicslant Instead of using a herbicide for the weeds between the rows, would it not be much better to to cut them down at a specific time with a suitable machine? Thanks
‘We subsidize the happy meal but not the healthy meal’ And then in comes big pharma to leech off the growing diabetes epidemic caused by that subsidized happy meal.
There must be a better balance to this system where we can not only produce cheap food but it must also be nutritional or what's the point? So what if we spend more money or time, if we don't then we lose it at the end anyways. The only ones that benefit are the corporations and the government. A 19 dollar loss on an entire acre of corn is outrageous and then the only way it makes money is if public funds are used to offset the loss? Who and what took over our lives....this is absolutely nonsense and we need to put a stop to it completely. Insane people at the helm.
Basically, the American tax payer is being forced to subsidize the production of junk food. Earl Butz may have considered it to be 'cheap food', but that's before the price of insulin is added in.
Nobody took it over. It’s what the avg American consumer wants. The cultural demand for everything must be as cheap as possible is what costs us factory jobs that went offshore and what costs us cheap nutritionless food
@eddiemcdonald4720 No it isn't what the avg. American consumer wants. The consumer didn't ask for corruption between corporations and politicians because ultimately this is what this all stems from, corruption.
@@organicslantI disagree and will defend the average citizen. If I buy a can of tuna and I dont get a can of tuna. Some corporate officer should be criminally liable of fraud.
@@organicslant I dont call it corn. I call it a genetically modified corn flavored poison. 😔 I now live in Mexico and here growing gmo corn is illegal but importing it isnt. Its in 90% of the products as some type of derivative, HFCS is in everything. "Mexican coke" cannot be found here anymore. All of it is for export.
Not mentioned is the ethanol industry, and the soil and fertilizer washing down the Mississippi into the gulf as corn acreage expands into marginal lands-
Just sickening to see how cattle have been treated over greed. The mental stress, and then they feed it to you. Poor babies. Karma will take over, because everyone gets what they deserve.
How corn is destroying India? Farmers not sowing jwar ( millet), thereby people not getting good food, because jwar is better than wheat from mankind health point of view and. It requires less water than wheat. Its stem is very good food for milky animal, like cow, buffeow. I daily go to milkman farm, to take milk. He took corn in two season, so fodder to his animal is corn leaves and stem..Recently, he brought a vitamin medicine for his buffeow. On, it, it is mentioned that, the medicine contain B12 and calcium. How funny it is, that we get B12 and calcium from buffeow milk, but buffeow in not getting it from her food.
🍄 Thanks Organic, that was some good information: 🌎💕 (the part, it's good they slaughter the cows in six months, they wouldn't live much longer any way) 😂 Stoup, is the way I go! 🍀🌎🐧🐧❤️ Lol. 😃🍄
Honestly, the part where they talk about the Farm Bill, agriculture subsidies, and economics is possibly the best and most educational part of the documentary.
I have watched this doc over 20+ times. Every year I show it to my jr. high students in my 2 science classes at the end of our plants unit. Living in small town in Central Illinois, I am always surprised at how little most of my jr. high students know about the field corn that is grown all around our community.
I own the DVD, but my DVD player wasn't working this year, so I was thrilled to find the documentary on TH-cam. Thank you for posting it!
I appreciate you sharing this documentary. It unexpectedly sparked my interest in researching land use extensively. One major lesson I gathered is the importance of determining the quantity and reasons behind our production (achieving a proper equilibrium between demand and supply), but more significantly, understanding how land is distributed for various purposes.
Everyone should watch it...
So thankful that a doctor visit in Madison, Wi for diabetes led to a conversation with a Nurse which led me to this outstanding documentary.
@@robraymond4387 so happy you found it...
I’ve seen this a few years ago on PBS and was just telling my family about it this past weekend. I am so glad that it’s now on TH-cam so I can share it with them and watch it again myself.
Decided the rewatch this after last week tonight, very good documentary with a lot of charm and good information
Excellent. Seen this documentary maybe 4 times.
I bought the music cd from it and really enjoyed it...but I don't see where it can be purchased now... www.discogs.com/release/22663673-The-Wowz-with-Bo-Ramsey-and-Spencer-Chakedis-Music-From-The-Documentary-King-Corn
thank you for uploading this underrated gem on how much of our food is "produced".... am sharing with others here in Vermont where there is an effort to localize food sources and regain some control over its ingredients.... cheers !
This was actually my first wake-up call about our food...this video really gets you thinking...
@@organicslant another gem: The "C" Word..... why the American lifestyle can produce cancer.
Bill Morse,
That sounds great. I certainly hope the push to localize food is productive.
.
I, for one, am tired of eating food that just ends up making us tired from sugar overload.
.
I wish u and ur neighbors the best.
.
Blessings from a Southern hospitable state!!!
I have stopped consuming anything with HFCS in it.
@@kimberlymorgan5827 thank you, Kimberly.... our local school district sources cafeteria food directly
from local farms.... going local in so many ways helps get you away from the corporate stranglehold
on what we eat and drink... slow poison
This is a really good movie. When I lived in Iowa, people complained it was a hit on the industry, but actually it just describes what goes on. Yeah, corn farmers get subsidies, and HFCS manufacturing is rather gross.
Wow! What a find. Didn't know about this documentary. I wish 'Farmageddon' was available. Sharing & streaming of course.
this was the first movie that opened my eyes to the state of our food...
I found it on TH-cam
@@organicslantme too. About 16 years ago in a college health class.
@@bcc7777 Thanks.
@@half-lifewife thank you! It was a great watch. It's terrible what they're doing to our food and our farmers. 🤬
Great documentary. This is why I only drink Jarritos Mexican soda, because it has natural cane sugar.
or Senorial Sangria as well-
My brother told to watch this ages ago. Finally getting around to it, figured I should try to understand how this all works. Now to try and cut corn out of my diet. 😕
Very educative video, thank you for sharing this to wider audience.
@hvenkatram one of my favs...
John Oliver brought me here
RIP Morgan Spurlock he brought this issue to the public initially about how the fast food industry contributed to obesity in Supersize me. King Corn examines how corn suppliers and agricultural commodities investors contributed to the same issue.
Monsanto should be sued like Purdue Pharma...The Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family have reached a $6 billion settlement for their role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis.
@@organicslant Instead of using a herbicide for the weeds between the rows, would it not be much better to to cut them down at a specific time with a suitable machine? Thanks
‘We subsidize the happy meal but not the healthy meal’
And then in comes big pharma to leech off the growing diabetes epidemic caused by that subsidized happy meal.
All for $
There must be a better balance to this system where we can not only produce cheap food but it must also be nutritional or what's the point? So what if we spend more money or time, if we don't then we lose it at the end anyways. The only ones that benefit are the corporations and the government. A 19 dollar loss on an entire acre of corn is outrageous and then the only way it makes money is if public funds are used to offset the loss? Who and what took over our lives....this is absolutely nonsense and we need to put a stop to it completely. Insane people at the helm.
Basically, the American tax payer is being forced to subsidize the production of junk food. Earl Butz may have considered it to be 'cheap food', but that's before the price of insulin is added in.
Agreed‼️
Shows we dont live under capitalism. We live under a corporatocracy
Nobody took it over. It’s what the avg American consumer wants. The cultural demand for everything must be as cheap as possible is what costs us factory jobs that went offshore and what costs us cheap nutritionless food
@eddiemcdonald4720 No it isn't what the avg. American consumer wants. The consumer didn't ask for corruption between corporations and politicians because ultimately this is what this all stems from, corruption.
Thanks for the share love your channel!
ADORABLE VIDEO
Oh man I love watching corn!
Love it...and the sound track...
I’ve been looking for this documentary for a while and I couldn’t remember the name of it. Thanks so much for the upload
The situation has worsened so much since this vid came out. People are being poisoned by 10 companies. 😢
I look at people's cart at the grocery store and think...people definitely don't get what we SHOULD be eating...
@@organicslantI disagree and will defend the average citizen. If I buy a can of tuna and I dont get a can of tuna. Some corporate officer should be criminally liable of fraud.
@@organicslant btw. Thanks for posting this documentary. It does not get old.
@@Chuck-yt7iq was the movie that opened my eyes...especially that we are made of corn...🌽
@@organicslant I dont call it corn. I call it a genetically modified corn flavored poison. 😔 I now live in Mexico and here growing gmo corn is illegal but importing it isnt. Its in 90% of the products as some type of derivative, HFCS is in everything. "Mexican coke" cannot be found here anymore. All of it is for export.
Joe Rogan brought me here
Same here
POV: your looking at the comments when your supposed to be doing your PEAI homework 😂😂😂
definitely😂😂😂😂
Not mentioned is the ethanol industry, and the soil and fertilizer washing down the Mississippi into the gulf as corn acreage expands into marginal lands-
its easy to see how corn syrup is in so many food items
Watched this yeeears ago. Everyone should see it
where do i find the soundtrack for this film?
I have it... it's a great album...I found this one on e-bay...
www.ebay.com/itm/256142633079
My parents recommended this to me. Very good but I wish there were a more positive ending. I guess that's life though
It's way higher than 1 in 8 now. This documentary is pretty old.
Just sickening to see how cattle have been treated over greed. The mental stress, and then they feed it to you. Poor babies. Karma will take over, because everyone gets what they deserve.
No ❤️ for YOU from the poster of this video. Noticed?
Oh, I agree with you.
We used to boil fiels corn in sugar water and it was good eating. U gotta pick it at the right time .
How corn is destroying India?
Farmers not sowing jwar ( millet), thereby people not getting good food, because jwar is better than wheat from mankind health point of view and. It requires less water than wheat. Its stem is very good food for milky animal, like cow, buffeow. I daily go to milkman farm, to take milk. He took corn in two season, so fodder to his animal is corn leaves and stem..Recently, he brought a vitamin medicine for his buffeow. On, it, it is mentioned that, the medicine contain B12 and calcium. How funny it is, that we get B12 and calcium from buffeow milk, but buffeow in not getting it from her food.
Yes...the consequences...
do you have a raw copy of the video
No...I bought the soundtrack that is awesome...but doesn't seem available anymore...
@@organicslant thank you for uploading this
They should just make greed punishable by law.
begone salty peasant, go back to your dusty office job and drinking sodas
School brought me here 😢 anyone from integrated?
Intro to Anthropology brought me here
Papa Swolio from The Daily Swole brought me here.
THX Papa...
McGovern made the corn subsidy
50:00
Riddle me this, are we growing corn, or is corn growing us?
I just think are we just wasting the farmland to make HFCS...
corn is growing some big humans
It all started with a llama licking a disgusting plant
To think this is almost old enough to vote now!
🍄 Thanks Organic, that was some good information: 🌎💕 (the part, it's good they slaughter the cows in six months, they wouldn't live much longer any way) 😂 Stoup, is the way I go! 🍀🌎🐧🐧❤️ Lol. 😃🍄
I think part of the reasons the cow are getting sick is because GMO and the use of glyphosate on these crops
HFCS is hardly different from sugar.