Posted by sammydwm on October 17, 2013 at 14:22:14 from (172.242.133.19):
In Reply to: Organic Farming posted by Hoofer B on October 15, 2013 at 13:58:00:
Modern farming is allowing us to "feed the world" How do you think we are able to support the set asides and CRP ground.
The nation is losing farmland at the rate of 2 acres a minute to urban sprawl.
So there won't be room to mess around with antiquated methods that were left behind because they didn't produce efficiently.
As for your other concerns, maybe you need to do some research about markets demand and how they play into the supply of commodities.
We import beef that's true but we also export quite a bit. We export stuff that sells well in other countries and we import stuff that the American consumer prefers, which is mostly hamburger and steak. Price is also a big factor in the amount of imports, McD's likes to get the cheapest stuff it can.
Same for milk. We import a bit but we also export a lot. Demand for certain products plays a part in that.
Quit turning food into fuels and we'd have more? There is still a decent carryover expected in the corn market, noticed corn is flirting with $4.
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