Re:Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover
by M_Grey on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @07:16PM
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Again, are they "scary stories" or just the reality of where most of our food comes from? I'm also still curious about just how meaningful the term "Family farm" is.
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Re:Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover
by maxerickson on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @08:28PM
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Reread my initial comment. Look for where I use the term. I avoided it on purpose because I think that part of it is a boring discussion.
The majority of our food comes from huge farms running huge machinery. Thousands and thousands of those huge farms are owned by small groups (there's a few million farms in the US, so even 1% of them is still a lot). Are those groups families? Some of the are, some of them aren't.
Re:Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover
by newman8r on Friday September 16, 2016 @12:05AM
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one thing I noticed is that the document didn't define "family farm" to my satisfaction, but maybe I missed it.
It is worth noting that my family/their farm qualifies some of them as 1%ers (bayfront house in Newport which has architectural significance, members of several country clubs, etc). Personally I have decided to forego 100% of my inheritance and let my sisters take it (I have no problem with being rich, but I do believe that having an inheritance hanging over your head is an innovation killer)