
Farmers vs. Corporate Co-ops: Who Really Has a Voice?
Tristan Swartz of Doing It Wrong Dairy joins Trent Loos on Trent on the Loos to explore the changing landscape of agricultural cooperatives and the growing disconnect between corporate management and the realities of farming and ranching. They examine how rising government regulation, corporate consolidation, and centralized decision-making threaten the independence of family farms. The discussion covers production costs, market access, and producers’ freedom to run their own operations. As ag co-ops grow larger and more complex, Trent and Tristan ask tough questions about transparency, accountability, and whether farmers and ranchers still have a real voice in their own cooperatives.







