Tariffs and climate change. Trump believes in one and disbelieves the other. Now he’s going to throw money at it and make the one he believes in go away?
Checking Combine Prices, I see that even USED ones sell for over $300,000. How many "Mom-and-Pop farms have THEM??? Giant Agri-Buisness Corporations will be getting the VAST majority of Dumb Donnie’s Dung Dump!
“Jlocke” is right about this one. The ag economy at the farming level is dominated by corporate farms. Many of them privately held by a single family. Ag land ownership is overwhelmingly not institutionalized, though. But corporate, or other limited liability entities (LLC, Sub S, LP) generally have title.
But ag is a big complex human endeavor and we should not take eating for granted. In our economic system, like it or not, we are interdependent. Our very day-to-day survival depends on the companies involved in growing, processing and distributing our food.
Inputs like fertilizer and pesticides are controlled by a few large companies. None of these companies are “evil” in any accurate sense of the word. Koch Industries is the largest NPK fertilizer supplier in the US. I don’t like the political involvement of the Koch brothers, I think they are deeply wrong in their political views. So, in a sense that could be defined as fruit from a poisoned tree. But I don’t think that makes much sense in the scheme of thI gs.
The ag value chain from the farm to the consumer is complex. I know it well, having raised $750 million of institutional capital (pension funds, university endowments, etc.) targeted to the non-branded food and ag sector.
There’s lots wrong with our ag industry. But the ag sector feeds us all and I’m grateful for that. My goodness, we should all be grateful.
Its easy, Republicans will just increase the deficit which is ballooning because they borrowed so much money to give rich people even more tax breaks.
Republicans love to destroy America, then they get voted out and they blame the dems for not fixing it fast enough. Republicans are a lot like leeches.
When we become a failed State like Somalia, do you think that the Republican voter base will actually blame the real perpetrator of our descent into the dystopian future of bankrupted government? Or will they continue to blame Obama and Hillary for all of our woes? Just asking?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 6 years ago
Thank you Mr. Trump for creating this mess out of your diseased mind.
KenseidenXL almost 6 years ago
No, but it’s what you MAGA hat retards voted for….
GreggW Premium Member almost 6 years ago
They’re getting plenty of manure anyway.
Ontman almost 6 years ago
Tariffs and climate change. Trump believes in one and disbelieves the other. Now he’s going to throw money at it and make the one he believes in go away?
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 6 years ago
They voted for the right guy, now they can get welfare and not have to work so hard. Who knew that was what they wanted?
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Checking Combine Prices, I see that even USED ones sell for over $300,000. How many "Mom-and-Pop farms have THEM??? Giant Agri-Buisness Corporations will be getting the VAST majority of Dumb Donnie’s Dung Dump!
twclix almost 6 years ago
“Jlocke” is right about this one. The ag economy at the farming level is dominated by corporate farms. Many of them privately held by a single family. Ag land ownership is overwhelmingly not institutionalized, though. But corporate, or other limited liability entities (LLC, Sub S, LP) generally have title.
But ag is a big complex human endeavor and we should not take eating for granted. In our economic system, like it or not, we are interdependent. Our very day-to-day survival depends on the companies involved in growing, processing and distributing our food.
Inputs like fertilizer and pesticides are controlled by a few large companies. None of these companies are “evil” in any accurate sense of the word. Koch Industries is the largest NPK fertilizer supplier in the US. I don’t like the political involvement of the Koch brothers, I think they are deeply wrong in their political views. So, in a sense that could be defined as fruit from a poisoned tree. But I don’t think that makes much sense in the scheme of thI gs.
The ag value chain from the farm to the consumer is complex. I know it well, having raised $750 million of institutional capital (pension funds, university endowments, etc.) targeted to the non-branded food and ag sector.
There’s lots wrong with our ag industry. But the ag sector feeds us all and I’m grateful for that. My goodness, we should all be grateful.
NeoconMan almost 6 years ago
Great idea; let’s pay people for NOT working.
NeoconMan almost 6 years ago
^ And what was Faux Noose’s response when the Socialists said that? Oh, yeah; “Who’s going to pay for that?”
Radish the wordsmith almost 6 years ago
Its easy, Republicans will just increase the deficit which is ballooning because they borrowed so much money to give rich people even more tax breaks.
Republicans love to destroy America, then they get voted out and they blame the dems for not fixing it fast enough. Republicans are a lot like leeches.
Sadandconfused9 almost 6 years ago
When we become a failed State like Somalia, do you think that the Republican voter base will actually blame the real perpetrator of our descent into the dystopian future of bankrupted government? Or will they continue to blame Obama and Hillary for all of our woes? Just asking?