Posted by jackinok on November 08, 2012 at 13:55:34 from (162.58.82.136):
In Reply to: Re: Farm subsidies posted by Tx Jim on November 08, 2012 at 11:05:29:
happen to know those folks around here that make that list,two top earners personaly.neither have taken subsidy money,all conservation copay money. in other words they spent 100% of the money to do their conservation projects out of pocket,after it was done gov man showed up and gave them money for building to usda/nrcs standards. most of that money went for pond building and things. not subsidy money.but conservation money. your list doesnt distiguish between the two. dry country around here,most folks build ponds to hold all the water they can because land would simply be unusable for livestock production otherwise.they could have built cheaper,without drains overflows,etc etc but decide to build ponds to usda standards.added several times the cost and the money they recieved didnt cover the improvements.how do i know this?have one on my own place.basicaly we built ponds designed to last 50 years instead of twenty or less.other projects include windbreaks,grassing waterways,reseeding native grass lands,the list goes on.
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