Farm & Food File
A syndicated column by Alan Guebert
SNAP
Ag’s New Math
Posted on January 20, 2014
It might be a new year but the old year’s weaknesses persist.
For example, I still try to type the word “separate” with one “a,” still can’t walk past a display of cherry licorice without buying some, and still can’t do high-end math like, say, division.
Part of that latter weakness goes back to the 1960s when […]
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July 10, 2020 at 10:18am
Another useful comparison @nprDanCharles: What state’s acres equal the 13+% or so of the production to be *carried over*-go unused-acc’ding to USDA while subsidized by taxpayers? Back-of-the-envelope guess? Indiana, or 23M acres. https://t.co/XvbVoLH4fG
Another useful comparison @nprDanCharles: What state’s acres equal the 13+% or so of the production to be *carried over*-go unused-acc’ding to USDA while subsidized by taxpayers? Back-of-the-envelope guess? Indiana, or 23M acres. https://t.co/XvbVoLH4fG
July 7, 2020 at 2:14pm
Quick observation: Did you ever notice GOP officials are all for *local control* or *smaller governmrnt* until they aren’t? https://t.co/CbIs6Cap57
Quick observation: Did you ever notice GOP officials are all for *local control* or *smaller governmrnt* until they aren’t? https://t.co/CbIs6Cap57
July 6, 2020 at 9:51am
100% White House baloney. Little wonder farmers continue to buy what WH sells: nonsense like this is called business *news* in rural America. https://t.co/DZYyBqGN36
100% White House baloney. Little wonder farmers continue to buy what WH sells: nonsense like this is called business *news* in rural America. https://t.co/DZYyBqGN36
July 6, 2020 at 6:32am
Almost by definition, cheap food requires cheap labor. Because food is so cheap, we show zero concern in wasting 30% or more of it. What a foolish, exploitive food policy. If more pay makes food more valuable so less is wasted, I say *pay up.* https://t.co/YVgq9TxvFP
Almost by definition, cheap food requires cheap labor. Because food is so cheap, we show zero concern in wasting 30% or more of it. What a foolish, exploitive food policy. If more pay makes food more valuable so less is wasted, I say *pay up.* https://t.co/YVgq9TxvFP
July 2, 2020 at 2:01pm
I have one named Roundup. It’s been off patent since around 400 B.C., maybe earlier. https://t.co/EWk1mG4if7
I have one named Roundup. It’s been off patent since around 400 B.C., maybe earlier. https://t.co/EWk1mG4if7
July 1, 2020 at 9:27am
We can fix this, @NFUDC; let’s stop buying beef, pork & poultry from secretive giants. No one should buy an over-juiced, over-priced piece of assembly line protein from a corporate butcher with the motto ‘Shut up and eat.’ https://t.co/QAHKNYtgG4
We can fix this, @NFUDC; let’s stop buying beef, pork & poultry from secretive giants. No one should buy an over-juiced, over-priced piece of assembly line protein from a corporate butcher with the motto ‘Shut up and eat.’ https://t.co/QAHKNYtgG4