Opponents of modern-day agriculture callously throw around the term "giant agribusinesses" to conjure up images of faceless factories mass-producing crops. Truth is, large corporations aren't very involved in farming because the risks are high and the returns are low. Families working land they've occupied for decades produce the vast majority of the country's food.

The farmers highlighted below are the same men and women who have been tarred and feathered as "corporate moguls" by many.

Profile: Pat Benedict
To his friends and family, Pat Benedict is a soft-spoken farmer from a small town in Minnesota. Few are even aware Benedict is an icon of modern agriculture. In 1978, he appeared on the cover of TIME magazine for an article dubbed "The New U.S. Farmer."
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Profile: Noel Shapiro
Noel Shapiro's family has seen their share of ruthless dictators. As a young boy, Noel and his family fled Poland over fears of an invasion from Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany. This came just one generation after the Shapiros left Russia when Vladimir Lenin took control.
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Profile: Terry Wanzek
An elected official, Terry Wanzek is well known and well liked around North Dakota. In fact, the state senator from Jamestown has represented the people of the 29th district since 1995—except for one interrupted term in 2005.
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Profile: Barry Evans
Barry Evans is far from a rich corporate mogul, but gets called one nearly every day by the handful of zealots who seemingly want to return to the days of mule-drawn plows.
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