Submitted by Thetimmybaby t3_y7lo6f in news
riverbrat418 t1_isx4sjk wrote
Happy to see this vs their option of selling the land & having mcmansions or new amazon warehouses coming to a town near you. No farm, no food.
ablackwashere t1_isxjjdb wrote
Major farms here grow corn or soybeans (shipped to Japan) in rotation. Unless you count indirect food in the corn, it's not food for here.
CheapOil7985 t1_isxseej wrote
I really question if farms that grow corn or soybeans can fail. Land prices suggest it's not likely.
ablackwashere t1_isxtxvb wrote
Plenty around here for sale, rezoned. They must be selling for some reason.
CheapOil7985 t1_isxz86z wrote
Likely because land prices are insane. If someone will pay it and no one in the family wants it, it's worth big money, especially close to town
CheapOil7985 t1_isy2wt5 wrote
To be fair, 1 billion dollars is a fairly small amount.
CheapOil7985 t1_isxs66s wrote
You're acting like no one would take up farming if farms failed.
Now apply the same logic to any other business. No jc Penny's, no clothes.
[deleted] t1_iszfvvx wrote
[removed]
razorirr t1_isyl7yt wrote
meat products make up 80% of the land usage for 20% of the calories gained.
We can tell 4/5's of farms to go fuck themselves. have 1/5th switch to plant based food on 1/4th the land needed. and have no caloric difference. This also massively reduces water usage, and GHG emissions.
No farms, Same (albiet different type) food.
[deleted] t1_iszfzsj wrote
[removed]
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments