Why America Spends $500 Million a Year Poisoning a Plant That Sells for $60 a Pound in Japan

Kudzu — the invasive vine covering seven million acres of the American South — sells for sixty dollars a pound in Japan, where it's been used as food and medicine for centuries. Harvard researchers proved it reduces alcohol consumption. The USDA says it's a noxious weed. America spends $500 million a year spraying it from airplanes. This documentary asks a question nobody in Washington wants to answer. Meet Junco Sato Pollack, a Japanese-American artist weaving kudzu cloth in Georgia. Chef Sean Brock, cooking with kudzu starch in Nashville. Nancy Basket, teaching Cherokee children to weave with the vine their county poisons every spring. They see a billion-dollar resource. The government sees a weed. Who's right — and why does the spraying continue? ========================================== 👉 What do you think of this video? Share your thoughts in the comments, hit the like button, and subscribe to Agriculture Flow for more eye-opening documentaries about farming, livestock, and agricultural technology. All footage belongs to its respective owners and is used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 (Fair Use). #agricultureflow #agriculture #Kudzu #InvasiveSpecies #Documentary #EatTheInvaders #NatureDocumentary