tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post8430812237714905291..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-19521702062560381582007-12-11T08:39:00.000-06:002007-12-11T08:39:00.000-06:00milo:I'm pretty sure we are headed there (50% fewe...milo:<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure we are headed there (50% fewer farmers) anyway. Markets are hard to subvert, even with massive subsidies.<BR/><BR/>It's hard for me not see how much more technology allows me to farm in my twilight years, and not suspect other guys haven't figured this out too.<BR/><BR/>We don't need many farmers to get the job done.John Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-77401527559724885052007-12-10T19:40:00.000-06:002007-12-10T19:40:00.000-06:00Isn't that how the cattle market works for the mos...Isn't that how the cattle market works for the most part? Supply and demand dictates price and herd size. The same thing would work for crops if we had the guts to see half of America's farmers go out of business. (and no one is comfortable with that, so we stay with the status quo)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com