I bet Bill Gates knows. Right now according to AG Funder News (https://agfundernews.com/gates-if-not-for-climate-then-why-is-bill-buying-up-so-much-farmland), he owns 242,000 acres of farmland in 19 states. In addition, he owns 25,750 acres of transitional land and 1,234 acres of recreational land for total land holdings of 268,984 acres. His largest holding is in Louisiana (69,071 acres), followed by Arkansas (47,927 acres) and Arizona (25,750 acres).
Question: when we have farmers in America who can produce wheat, etc, why do we send our products to other countries and the govt pays our farmers not to plant?
Obviously you have never been a farmer. Years of drought and pestilence can destroy all your hard work. There are NO rich individual farmers. They just get by. Only large corporate farming groups make any money. One reason most family farms fail.
Then there’s the “joke” about the farmer who won the lottery; they asked him what he’d do with the money, and he replied “keep farming till it’s gone”…
wjones almost 3 years ago
If you don’t know you should not be farmers.
Cornelius Noodleman almost 3 years ago
Oliver Douglas and Eb.
rshive almost 3 years ago
Dunno. But I’m told they make the Fink richer.
Sanspareil almost 3 years ago
Cash crops are what hedge fund managers garner, after they have stolen the investments of the rubes!
Gent almost 3 years ago
Cash crops, vote banks. It’s all political science, son.
SameAsOldFfred almost 3 years ago
The original Parker and Hart were at their peak during Vietnam, I believe. I like to think they would give this a thumbs up.
Doug K almost 3 years ago
More specifically – what is this cash thing of which you speak?
Count Olaf Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Marijuana. Duh.
tripwire45 almost 3 years ago
I bet Bill Gates knows. Right now according to AG Funder News (https://agfundernews.com/gates-if-not-for-climate-then-why-is-bill-buying-up-so-much-farmland), he owns 242,000 acres of farmland in 19 states. In addition, he owns 25,750 acres of transitional land and 1,234 acres of recreational land for total land holdings of 268,984 acres. His largest holding is in Louisiana (69,071 acres), followed by Arkansas (47,927 acres) and Arizona (25,750 acres).
jagedlo almost 3 years ago
Instead of a cash crop, it looks more like a cash crap…
detroitpete almost 3 years ago
He is being sadly ironic. The droughts are killing crops in the US.
blakerl almost 3 years ago
I like eatable crops, you can’t eat cash.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
Question: when we have farmers in America who can produce wheat, etc, why do we send our products to other countries and the govt pays our farmers not to plant?
Troglodyte almost 3 years ago
It’s the same story in many other parts of the world today, too.
DawnQuinn1 almost 3 years ago
The insinuation was that the crop has been so bad due to drought and pestilence, that they can never make enough money to feed the family.
DawnQuinn1 almost 3 years ago
Obviously you have never been a farmer. Years of drought and pestilence can destroy all your hard work. There are NO rich individual farmers. They just get by. Only large corporate farming groups make any money. One reason most family farms fail.
HOTLOTUS1 almost 3 years ago
Or; or it’s just a comment on climate change
Goat from PBS almost 3 years ago
Time to find a different profession, guys.
hooglah almost 3 years ago
Dope. The Governments sell it now. Money is more important than drug addiction.
Coocalici almost 3 years ago
Sad
MCProfessor almost 3 years ago
Sorta reminds me of “The Hills Have Eyes”.
edeloriea14 almost 3 years ago
Gonna need something to make the corn as high as the elephant’s eye!
Comicfan (C) almost 3 years ago
You may need to dethrone the monarchy…
Ron Bauerle almost 3 years ago
Then there’s the “joke” about the farmer who won the lottery; they asked him what he’d do with the money, and he replied “keep farming till it’s gone”…
Earthling Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Looks like he’s growing zombies