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In reply to the discussion: i live in farm country [View all]erlewyne
(1,115 posts)15. It is a mystery to me because I do not farm.
I often park my pickup at the elevator across the street, I
park between a utility pole and a down guy so my spot is
not in the realm of the elevator.
Years ago there were tractors and wagons but now there are
18 wheelers dumping. The elevator is now seasonal and not
used in late summer and winter. Just a few months.
It holds a million bushels and has a railroad spur to haul
grain away (tracks run through my yard). Right now the
silos are full, the place is dead. We have a soy bean processor
8 miles away and they take care of all the soy. The box cars
will be coming in and filling up and hauling corn away.
The farmers manage the unfavorable weather and that amazes
me. they are tough sons of bitches, I mean they do magic.
every year.
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the point of my op is, we are seeing a major drop in food production this year
questionseverything
Dec 2019
#2
With so much of Australia burning, I'd say we are past the climate tipping point.
roamer65
Dec 2019
#3
What are the risk of leaving it out exposed, other than animals that eat corn? nt
Blue_true
Dec 2019
#16
that is kind of the point...the silos are still full from last year
questionseverything
Dec 2019
#18
yes more is produced than we can use here..we feed the world ya know
questionseverything
Dec 2019
#22
I live rural Arkansas. When first came here there were all kinds of farms, now all I see grass.
rickyhall
Dec 2019
#9