> an outdated relic kept alive by the electoral college. And yet, farmers are a vocal and critical political bloc in every other EU country, too. Farming is j

> an outdated relic kept alive by the electoral college. And yet, farmers are a vocal and critical political bloc in every other EU country, too. Farming is just important. Not as much because it employs a large portion of the population, but because it keeps a large portion of the population alive. It is the original industry that's "too big to fail" - if you let it, you get famine.