“Marvin Horne, a 67-year-old raisin farmer in Fresno, Calif., was fined almost $700,000 for refusing to surrender control of much of his harvest to the federal committee in 2002. Horne, who has been growing raisins for more than 40 years, has battled the raisin committee for more than a decade and describes its regime as ‘involuntary servitude.’ His challenge — which is supported by many California raisin growers — landed in front of the Supreme Court last month. According to the Obama Administration and USDA, the Raisin Administrative Committee needs vast power to protect farmers from selling too many raisins.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/04/05/raisin-usda-california-column/2053127/
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