Posted by oldtanker on January 14, 2019 at 12:39:17 from (66.228.255.59):
In Reply to: Urban sprawl posted by oldtanker on January 14, 2019 at 07:37:35:
Go talk to city dwellers in general. They have it in mind that GMO's are bad and Roundup even worse. That the farmer doesn't care about safety or quality, only bottom line.
Heck, I'm in a rural community. Local young lady who's husband works for an RDO owned JD dealership has a 5 year old son. She is convinced that farmers and the AG industry is going to kill her son. If it says "may contain GMO grains" in it she wont buy it. But even the local demographics have changed. Back in 73/74 this area was all small dairies with a few hogs and sheep thrown in. 160-200 acres. 70% of the population were farmers or worked directly in an AG related job. Today that figure is 7%.
Loren you say they run ads? You live in a city area? Do you see what most of the population is seeing? Heck I was in the Army a long time. I use to love to come home and actually see ads on TV that dealt with AG. What I saw when I was at Bliss or Knox? "Milk it does a body good". That was it. Know what was on for AG news? NOTHING!
sourgum ag stuff on the news? Unless it's a station that caters to farmers about the only time you see ag in the main stream news is when the media is trying to expose the "truth" about subsidies or trying to discredit farmers complaining about poor prices. Not tlaking about the news you watch. You have to take a look at what they are watching. The main stream media hasn't been kind to farmers in years.
986, I have no idea how good or bad that land is. Thing is these same city folks can look stuff up. They see that 60% of tillable land is idle. They don't see the quality of the land. They see that it's idle. Then they see that 40% of corn goes into ethanol and 60% of beans. They don't say OH goody renewable fuel. They have the ability to think. They think well if enough food is a problem then why are we putting food in our gas tanks.
What some of you guys should do is watch some youtube. No not of farm brown and his cow but of AG speakers at universities and listen to the question and answers period. Some of these people, soon to have a degree, have absolutely no idea about farms or farming. These people will soon be our doctors, lawyers, bankers and politicians. Some are really scary.
I'm not trying to start a fight here. I see things going downhill for farmers with a lot to do with attitudes owned by people who have no idea. Look at the first bit I posted. That guy is a college professor who also tours giving talks at other colleges. He's telling these kids today that the farmer is responsible for at least 60% of the animals currently on the endanger species list. You don't think these young people today see farmers in a good light?
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