Bragging about giving handouts to farmers who poison, with herbicides and pesticides, the food products we all consume is nauseating.
Then there is the corn they produce and sell to the ethanol industry and the government mandated gasoline blends that must contain ethanol that we are forced to buy.
I’m sick and tired of the federal government mismanaging damn near everything!
I wouldn't blame the farmers for that. We are losing farmers. Many work day jobs, and increasingly large acreage, trying to stay in the farming field that they love. Many are heavily invested in the equipment and infrastructure, and it is a huge risk to make a big change and try not to lose everything in the process. I'm my experience hearing the conversation over switching to regenerative, the problem is the significant personal risk with very high consequence to try something that is not well established in rural areas for an intellectual assurance that it is Good and would work economically. It is reasonable to worry about the viability of the business. I hate the chemical farming model, but I love the good people who farm. I think there is a lot of potential. Regenerative and healthier farming can be a shift that is good for the business, beyond the morality of it.
The point of the regenerative efforts seems to be to reduce the amount of herbicides and pesticides used.
And if they can give Farmers some financial security, and farmers will not be under such bad financial pressure, that induces them to use the herbicides and pesticides and maximize the crop output.
It does. I’m in Minnesota and not all stations carry the non-ethanol “premium” blend. In Minnesota, if you can find it, you pay $5 a gallon or more. The State and Federal governments have essentially mandated that stations carry the ethanol blended gasolines and therefore that’s all we can buy here in Minnesota at a reasonable price. The farmers have an assured market for their, their corn as do the ethanol producers. We are forced to buy a product we don’t want
Many are, unless they use diesel. MOST US gasoline today contains about 10% ethanol. “Unleaded” has nothing to do with ethanol. It means no lead additives, which the US phased out completely by the mid-1990s.
In some states you cannot buy ethanol-free gasoline (E0). Where you can, it's a niche product, sold as "special premium," or at marinas, small plane airports or rural stations.
Depends on where you live, I suppose. Near me, it's currently $4.20. But ultimately, the comparative cost is about the same, since ethanol gets less MPG than unleaded.
I know what you mean...my friend's neighbor called animal control because her chickens had the nerve to cross the road. These city people don't appreciate that these birds eat pests and cultivate the land.
The Colorado Dept of Ag was doing an efficient, effective job with a $25 million grant supporting regenerative ag by contracting with universities and hiring scientists and technicians monitoring the soil, water, profitability, etc. to show the benefits and training farmers about best practices. 400 farms signed up. HOWEVER, the Trump Admin clawed back those funds. That does not look like Brooke Rollins supporting regenerative ag.
If she’s so “Farmer First” why has she not fought against PALANTIR taking over agriculture?!! 👿
Isn’t PALANTIR the reason why we have a Trump administration? If we just voted for RFK Jr….
If the Democrats didn't push out RFK Jr, we could've voted for him...
Absolutely no one believes that Rollins or trump-world "has farmer's backs." Farmers certainly don't, as shown by polling over the last year
Unless by "farmers" you mean Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge Global
Sure hope this really works and is backed up with action, not promises or false hopes.
Bragging about giving handouts to farmers who poison, with herbicides and pesticides, the food products we all consume is nauseating.
Then there is the corn they produce and sell to the ethanol industry and the government mandated gasoline blends that must contain ethanol that we are forced to buy.
I’m sick and tired of the federal government mismanaging damn near everything!
I wouldn't blame the farmers for that. We are losing farmers. Many work day jobs, and increasingly large acreage, trying to stay in the farming field that they love. Many are heavily invested in the equipment and infrastructure, and it is a huge risk to make a big change and try not to lose everything in the process. I'm my experience hearing the conversation over switching to regenerative, the problem is the significant personal risk with very high consequence to try something that is not well established in rural areas for an intellectual assurance that it is Good and would work economically. It is reasonable to worry about the viability of the business. I hate the chemical farming model, but I love the good people who farm. I think there is a lot of potential. Regenerative and healthier farming can be a shift that is good for the business, beyond the morality of it.
The point of the regenerative efforts seems to be to reduce the amount of herbicides and pesticides used.
And if they can give Farmers some financial security, and farmers will not be under such bad financial pressure, that induces them to use the herbicides and pesticides and maximize the crop output.
Right, 80% of what what the feds do is UNconstitutional. Congress only votes with the Constitution 40% of the time; this is why we're 38T in debt.
Check out your fed & state legislators' record here:
Thefreedomindex.org
It does. I’m in Minnesota and not all stations carry the non-ethanol “premium” blend. In Minnesota, if you can find it, you pay $5 a gallon or more. The State and Federal governments have essentially mandated that stations carry the ethanol blended gasolines and therefore that’s all we can buy here in Minnesota at a reasonable price. The farmers have an assured market for their, their corn as do the ethanol producers. We are forced to buy a product we don’t want
Nobody's "forced" to buy ethanol. Unleaded gasoline is still available at gas stations.
Many are, unless they use diesel. MOST US gasoline today contains about 10% ethanol. “Unleaded” has nothing to do with ethanol. It means no lead additives, which the US phased out completely by the mid-1990s.
In some states you cannot buy ethanol-free gasoline (E0). Where you can, it's a niche product, sold as "special premium," or at marinas, small plane airports or rural stations.
Correct, at $5 a gallon.
Depends on where you live, I suppose. Near me, it's currently $4.20. But ultimately, the comparative cost is about the same, since ethanol gets less MPG than unleaded.
E0 gasoline is typically more expensive per mile driven. Would you like me to math that for you?
It makes me feel the people hard working out doors. And others think food comes from a Star Trek Replication.
I know what you mean...my friend's neighbor called animal control because her chickens had the nerve to cross the road. These city people don't appreciate that these birds eat pests and cultivate the land.
The Colorado Dept of Ag was doing an efficient, effective job with a $25 million grant supporting regenerative ag by contracting with universities and hiring scientists and technicians monitoring the soil, water, profitability, etc. to show the benefits and training farmers about best practices. 400 farms signed up. HOWEVER, the Trump Admin clawed back those funds. That does not look like Brooke Rollins supporting regenerative ag.
Secretary Rollins has more to do than can be done, and I wish her well accomplishing something constructive for farms, farmers and Americans.
(Can somebody from Wardrobe give her a hand ?)