An Airbnb for farmland hits a snag, as farmers raise data privacy concerns

Re:An Airbnb for farmland hits a snag, as farmers raise data... by skybrian on Sunday May 17, 2020 @11:14AM (#23212546)

I don't know what the original poster meant, but there are fruits and vegetables that are mostly picked by hand and usually sold fresh, which distinguishes them from things like wheat and corn that can be grown on very large farms with little labor because it's been mechanized.

There are a handful of commodity crops grown at very large scale, and then there is everything else.

https://modernfarmer.com/2015/03/specialty-crops-refer-to-we...

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Re:An Airbnb for farmland hits a snag, as farmers raise data... by JMTQp8lwXL on Sunday May 17, 2020 @11:32AM (#23212650)

Is the concern that the growth of commodity farming will eliminate the production of fruits and vegetables? If so, I see the potential problem. But growth of commodity crops with no change in f/v seems like a non-issue.

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Re:An Airbnb for farmland hits a snag, as farmers raise data... by jelliclesfarm on Sunday May 17, 2020 @12:44PM (#23213187)

Difference between commodities and food is subsidies. Commodities are also traded on Wall Street.

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