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The American Agriculture Movement is an organization consisting primarily of small American farmers. It was formed in 1977 in Campo, Colorado, by a group of farmers. They attempted to organize a strike in which farmers would no longer buy or sell anything.[1]

  1. ^ Stevens, Paul. American Agriculture Movement Is Now A Year Old. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 14 December 1978.

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