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RE: Agriculture is far more than grain farming

Posted on: October 22, 2017 at 17:30:25 CT

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I would add, however, that govt safety nets have over the years reduced enough risk to allow more growers to take advantage of economies of scale and technology.

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Trump sides with big agriculture monopolies - Knucklehead MU - 10/22 10:38:29

Agriculture is far more than grain farming - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 10/22 17:11:33

RE: Agriculture is far more than grain farming - redngray MU - 10/22 17:30:25

I wouldn't disagree - nm - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 10/22 18:04:00

the problem with agriculture is not - Ferg STL - 10/22 10:50:33

End the health & safety regulations as well? - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 10/22 16:44:34

Generally agree. Another dept we could abolish. - GA Tiger MU - 10/22 11:26:58

Trump is a big fan of the failed ethanol program - Ferg STL - 10/22 11:29:23

One of our most useless ideas. And I make money from it, - GA Tiger MU - 10/22 11:36:59

"And I make money from it," - pickle MU

- 10/22 12:21:56

Proceeds from selling beans and corn is now welfare? - GA Tiger MU - 10/22 14:07:23

are prices higher than they would have been - SwampTiger MU - 10/22 14:14:03

Corn or gasoline prices? - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 10/22 17:16:45

Good analysis.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 10/22 18:19:17

Very unlikely there is any connection. I am not - GA Tiger MU - 10/22 15:03:07

Something we can all agree on - Knucklehead MU - 10/22 13:15:07

He has said he and his family receive money from gvmt - pickle MU

- 10/22 13:26:38

Except for the conservation reserve, those programs are gone - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 10/22 17:23:37

Guess I'll violate my own rule here - redngray MU - 10/22 14:14:41

hey GAT... is this true? (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 10/22 14:14:32

If it is I'm not aware of it.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 10/22 15:04:01

you said so a few years ago (nm) - pickle MU

- 10/22 23:35:40

The Ethanhol Program - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 10/22 16:56:38

I don't see any worthwhile savings or advantage to ethanol. - GA Tiger MU - 10/22 18:24:15

Funny how all you big free market guys - Knucklehead MU - 10/22 11:23:52

Odd, but you make "big free market guys" sound derisive - Mizzou Lou KC - 10/22 13:34:41

so do you (nm) - pickle MU

- 10/22 23:37:18

Government interference. - Evenflow MU - 10/22 11:57:44

I assume you are refering to patent laws - Knucklehead MU - 10/22 13:12:40

Nice bumper sticker slogan nm - redngray MU - 10/22 12:02:22

Thank you for your response - Knucklehead MU - 10/22 12:01:20

Define "failed programs" - redngray MU - 10/22 11:15:37

A government program (nm) - pickle MU

- 10/22 12:23:53

Subsidies havn't made food prices cheap in the US - Ferg STL - 10/22 11:33:04

RE: Subsidies havn't made food prices cheap in the US - redngray MU - 10/22 11:36:03

Taxation (nm) - pickle MU

- 10/22 12:24:12

A cogent point, but then most ag by far comes from - GA Tiger MU - 10/22 11:28:20

There are NO small farmers - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 10/22 17:27:23

RE: There are NO small farmers - redngray MU - 10/22 17:32:36

I'm not sure you're really a free market guy. - Evenflow MU - 10/22 11:26:59

RE: I'm not sure you're really a free market guy. - redngray MU - 10/22 11:33:13

Wow (nm) - pickle MU

- 10/22 12:27:21

huh? - Ferg STL - 10/22 11:48:31

LOL, confirmed. (nm) - Evenflow MU - 10/22 11:46:43

RE: LOL, confirmed. (nm) - redngray MU - 10/22 11:57:34

Food is no different from an iPhone or Prius (nm) - pickle MU

- 10/22 12:28:01

Disagree - SatoriTiger JC - 10/22 14:02:00

"How did the collective farms in the old USSR work out?" - Ferg STL - 10/22 12:05:43

OK, now think a little bit.....nm - redngray MU - 10/22 14:17:00

We may have to shop at a farmer's market. - Evenflow MU - 10/22 12:00:34

LOL confirmed nm - redngray MU - 10/22 12:03:29

RCW RCW RCW RCW RCW - JG A - 10/22 10:42:58

👽✈️🚶🏻🌋👻 - Emoji Man MSU - 10/22 11:16:21