Re: What happened to farming pride?

Posted by B Watson on February 11, 2005 at 09:40:07 from (216.13.17.194):

In Reply to: Re: What happened to farming pride? posted by Kenny Chinsey on February 10, 2005 at 22:59:42:

Corporations killed the family farm, I've never really been a farmer, though my family homesteaded and farmed near where we live now, but I've alway lived amongst farmers.

It seems to me that when you buy your seed, pesticide/ herbicides, fertilizers and machinery (and everything else you need) from some corporation, then are virtually forced to sell your products as a commodity to a corporation as a regular guy you don't stand a hope in hell of getting ahead.

Add to that the government's nose poked well up your rear end and any hope you might have had is gone.

Until the government stops picking on people and starts cracking down on corporations (and that's unlikely since they're in bed together) no individual, farmers included has a chance. Though I'm Canadian, the situation is identical, you folks in America need to find yourselves another Teddy Roosevelt.

Thanks

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