It is this type of ignorance that really frustrates me. You armchair wannabe's "have all the answers," but in reality, have absolutely no experience. As many have stated, the "a little works, alot more must be better" type of mentality was gone years ago. I don't know about anyone else, but my cash flows are not looking real great for the 2009 crop year. My dry fertilizer is the only place I can see to cut my costs. And no, I am definitely not one of the young guys that are paying $2-300 per acre cash rent either. I farm 240 acres, feed 100 hd of calves, have a 30 hd cow-calf herd, a farrow to finish swine operation, and I feed turkeys on pasture. I am also two semesters away from obtaining my Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University. I am an eigth generation farmer in my family. My Grandpa and Dad (as well as many of their counterparts from their respective generations) are some of the most intelligent and resourceful people I know. We are not greedy, we are simply trying to make a living feeding the world. It is ingrates like you that make can make me second guess why I work as many hours as most farmers and I do. You are too cheap to dedicate any more of your paycheck (that most likely came from working a 40 hour week) to paying more for the food you buy. If you want a differentiated product, it costs more to produce, SO PAY UP!! You have the chapest food in the world. Go to China where they spend 30% or more of their income of food. I would imagine that you will learn to appreciate what you have very quickly. As for the pollution, as many have said, tell your city/suburb dwelling counterparts to learn how to use a measuring device when applying household/lawn chemicals and that will do more to aid in reducing pollution than anything.
To John B. and all the others that replied. Thank you very much, and you are very welcome.
Now that I have vented, I want to truly wish all on this site a very happy new year! Good luck to all in 2009!
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