Agri-baron

An agricultural baron (often shortened to agri-baron) is a wealthy, significant landowner who holds great political influence in the New California Republic through the operation of large farms providing food to the Republic. Together with brahmin barons, they form the political base for several influential politicians, and use their money and pull in politics to direct policies in the NCR to their needs, much like pre-War cattle barons.

Agricultural barons are a relatively new "profession" that has only recently arisen in the past 12 years. When President Tandi was in office, she put forth regulations that set limits on the number of cattle and land any one person can own, much to the ire of the Stockmen's Association and the Republican Farmer's Committee.

After Tandi died, pressure from the Stockman's Association on the new presidents whittled away her policies until President Aaron Kimball overturned them completely, effectively making agriculture a completely laissez-faire business and allowing free reign for the barons, the committee, and its partners.