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Re:Teach kids to farm, not code. by raverbashing on Sunday March 03, 2013 @05:34AM (#5313265)
Yes, farming is hard, very hard

Most here don't appreciate how hard it is (especially if you're inexperienced)

Do people still grow beans using a cotton in a cup? Do they still teach that at schools? That's basically the 'hello world' of farming

Of course, depends on what you are doing, type of plants, inside a greenhouse or in an open field, the scale of it etc. Not to mention raising animals. That's very hard as well

It's unsurprising that it's getting ever more 'industry like'. You take a lot of people and specialize in only a few crops, so you can have profits that work out. Machines are expensive, fertilizer, soil analysis, etc, etc

And then there's a climate issue, too much rain, too cold, too warm and you miss the mark.

Re:Teach kids to farm, not code. by ivanmilles on Sunday March 03, 2013 @07:56AM (#5313565)
>That's basically the 'hello world' of farming This is an extremely fascinating perspective. I need to go... build something. Wow.
Re:Teach kids to farm, not code. by vollmarj on Sunday March 03, 2013 @09:01AM (#5313730)
You are absolutely correct. I grew up on a farm and I'm now building FarmLogs because of how tough farming can be. Maybe introducing better technology into the farm can blend both programming and farming.
Re:Teach kids to farm, not code. by contingencies on Sunday March 03, 2013 @01:27PM (#5314647)
The selection of cotton is an interesting one, for if the product were edible the children might get the idea they didn't need to work for money.