What complaint do the farmers make at the beginning of the book?

At the beginning of the book, the farmers claim the government system isn't functioning. They can't get the supplies they need and some of their output is rotting in the ground while the city population is standing in long lines waiting for food. Much agricultural output is by passing the government system and used in barter transactions so the farmers can survive. They want a return to the old way of farming which they claim will lead to more output.