Central California wine country [4000x1848] [OC]Submitted by festive_squirrel t3_11bonmp in EarthPorn
randomcanyon t1_ja0dhmz wrote
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There are thousands of acres of new Almond orchards creeping up into the older "cattle" zone of the lower Sierra foothills This is the real problem about water not the Grapes which have much less acres of plantings currently.
Logical-Coconut7490 t1_ja0ensf wrote
Yes, almonds really suck the water.
Maybe 1 day Cali will see the benefits of a Robust Hemp industry... Lol
randomcanyon t1_ja0ft6n wrote
The "hemp" industry is all the intoxicating flower and not used for rope. The major players are feeling the pinch because cost of land and cost of production are being hit by low per/oz prices and competition. The Black Market has gone away.
Check out all the "pot farms" in the green triangle of northern California that are for sale.
https://www.cannabispropertiesforsale.com/us/california/humboldt/
Logical-Coconut7490 t1_ja0taad wrote
Yes, that's true I said and meant Industrial Hemp. And all it's spin-off industry. Oil, fuel, plastic, cloth, animal feed, a thousand products besides rope. Little water, no pesticides...
randomcanyon t1_ja3rqe9 wrote
I get industrial hemp. Have followed its progress for years. But it is more a replacement for other crops in the Mid US like North and South Dakota, and in Canada. California farm land is mostly too valuable to grow "hemp" Much Soybean (in the south) is also used in spin off industries not just for cattle feed or human consumption.
Logical-Coconut7490 t1_ja3usoo wrote
Yeah, I remember driving down hwy 99 a few years back and seeing all that "valuable" farm land laying fallow for lack of water. With huge billboards blaming Congress !
Are you telling me it's more profitable to not plant crops (where's the Profit$ in that?), than it is to grow hemp, which uses relatively very little water ?
Are you aware of the. Thousands of products made with hemp ?
With this whole push to get off fossil fuels, Hemp would be the rational #1 choice, since it can do Anything petroleum can do....Better !
Who's the largest Ag landowner in usa ? Pill Gate$... Is that a clue ?
randomcanyon t1_ja3wzqx wrote
You are obviously a "Hemp" fan. Like I said I am well aware of hemp. If it was a profitable use of "vacant" farm land then those corp. farms would be growing it.
Ultra rich man buys land as an investment. How is this controversial or even extraordinary? What problem do you have with Bill Gates?
- John Malone – 2,200,000 Acres Peter Buck – 1,236,000 Acres. Brad Kelley – 1,139,984 Acres. Singleton Family – 1,110,000 Acres. King Ranch Heirs – 911,215 Acres. Pingree Heirs – 830,000 Acres. Wilks Brothers – 705,475 Acres. Briscoe Family – 640,000 Acres. Largest Private Land Owners: Final Thoughts. More items...•Jan 12, 2023
Top 13 Largest Private Land Owners In The US In 2023
Logical-Coconut7490 t1_ja3xd9s wrote
So what's with all the headlines in MSM saying Pill GateS is largest Ag landowner in USA ?
randomcanyon t1_ja40g06 wrote
Maybe "agricultural land" has a different meaning from "land owner".
On the other hand you seem to have a bugaboo about bill Gates and you are welcome to it. Good day.
Logical-Coconut7490 t1_ja40y8l wrote
Lol
Logical-Coconut7490 t1_ja3xxl9 wrote
Please explain how Profits were made leaving thousands of acres of prime California crop land Empty ?
randomcanyon t1_ja41qaf wrote
Not my land, not my duty to explain the economics of industrial farm land business. I do know something of the poultry industry, but why corps do stuff with their lands and what they grow is not my purview.
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