Re: amazing how much farm equipment has changed.

Posted by Ray on July 05, 2004 at 09:29:22 from (158.222.227.11):

In Reply to: amazing how much farm equipment has changed. posted by Jonathan on July 03, 2004 at 20:02:02:

Hi, two thoughts to add to this thread - How does anyone think farming will change if oil heads above $40/barrel? Personally I believe that oil and labor are interchangeable, and labor (with smaller equipment) will return to American farms when oil becomes expensive enough. Second, I just returned from a short (10 day) visit to Japan. If you think all farmers in the world are farming like we do here in USA, you haven't been paying attention to the rest of the world. We are a tiny minority of the worlds' farmers, and our methods are only valid in the cheap oil (and cheap water) era. When oil (or water in irrigated areas) becomes expensive enough, our current farming methods will look as outdated as all the horse drawn equipment being used as lawn ornaments. The plastic won't last as long as that cast iron though. My $0.02.
Ray

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