Bessemer Farms calls it quits, says new farm rules too cumbersome

Bessemer Farms calls it quits, says new farm rules too cumbersome

quote:

“We don’t want to quit, we were forced out of the business. We can’t spend enough money to comply,” he said. “We’ve been farming for 117 years. I’m the third generation and we’re being put out of business by the government. We can’t comply with all of the safety laws. We haven’t poisoned anybody with an ear of corn for 117 years and we’ve shipped it all over,” he said.

comment:

If the economy is growing so well, why is something like this happening?  Was this necessary?

Where was the big problem that had to be solved that required oppressive regulations that runs farmers out of business?