<story><title>One of biggest frauds in U.S. farm history</title><url>https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article239079858.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tasty_freeze</author><text>It is obvious to everyone that due to the economic advantages of cheating, there needs to be some kind of inspection and certification program. Not that everyone is a cheater, but there will be cheaters, and it will put pressure on the non-cheaters to cheat too.&lt;p&gt;The same people who bitch about big government will strangle inspection programs via budget cuts, and then when something like this story comes out, use it as proof that government inspection programs don&amp;#x27;t work and that even more defunding is in order.&lt;p&gt;It makes me despair.</text></comment>
<story><title>One of biggest frauds in U.S. farm history</title><url>https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article239079858.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>cprayingmantis</author><text>I wouldn’t be surprised if during the next few years you saw a number of stories like this come out. From my talks with folks there isn’t as much oversight in the organic sector as we’re led to believe. That’s all hearsay so take it with a grain of salt.</text></comment>