Re:Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner
by kls on Thursday January 14, 2021 @09:49PM
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In all sincerity I wish you well and hope your endeavors succeed in this market. I cannot help but be cynical given my experiences with of being a farmer in the 70's and 80's. I do hope someone can solve the issue and bring a return to farming for the family farm. It was a good life to grow up in and is a worthwhile endeavor for someone to provide a solution to get back to.
Re:Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner
by jelliclesfarm on Friday January 15, 2021 @06:04PM
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Thanks. And I agree, it’s not easy. But we have to keep trying. Soil is my God. Water is Life.
We are covered for grains, commodities and essentials. But we can maintain off grid homesteads and grow niche and high value crops on small acreages.
Look at all the vineyards we have now, marijuana grows, lavender fields and an embarrassment of riches when it comes to gourmet consumption.
Farming is magical. We convert sunlight and water through alchemy and plant genetics. There is absolutely nothing that compares.