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Re: Another look at it all - farmers don't take it wrong
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Posted by paul on November 07, 2001 at 23:36:18 from (209.23.145.15):
In Reply to: Another look at it all - farmers don't take it wrong posted by David on November 07, 2001 at 17:28:26:
The grass is always greener.... ;) I'm farming, & really just moved into the '70s (I
mean 1970s - I'm about 1/2 that in age...) with
my equipment. My arms are wore out, my back
always hurts from the bumpy ride, I've
breathed my share of dirt.... Ah, but I like it. I really do. Ecconomics & government regulations will
soon take me out. My way of farming will be
gone. Only the small nitche farmers (like the 8
acre fellow someone mentioned) or the very,
very large farms will be able to survive under
the govt regulations. Manure disposal plans,
chemical, manure, fuel handling applications;
fuel, manure, chemical containment systems;
specific tillage practices (can't use the $700
plow I bought, need to use a $7000 ripper,
which means my $600 cultivator won't work,
need a $3000 one, and the $2500 planter
won't work, need a $6000 one that handles
the trash....). And so on. The very large farms can spread
the above over thousands of acres, maybe ad
$5 an acre. Me, I'd be spending an extra $200
an acre - like that could happen! Think govt won't get you too? Around my
county they are limiting some folks to 7 head
of cattle total, OR put in an $80,000 manure
containment system. Gravel from the driveway is viewed as a
pollution source to be controlled.... It's coming. The govt knows best.... --->Paul
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