• 8:33 - 12:04
Texas Slim | The Beef Initiative, Food Intelligence, & Getting Ahead Of The Coming Crisis
Economic History, 1971 Gold Standard and Agricultural Debasement
The discussion explores the 1971 departure from the gold standard and its subsequent impact on the American agricultural industry. Texas Slim explains how the shift to a debt economy led to monocropping, the introduction of chemical pesticides, and the rise of processed foods containing seed oils and rapeseed.