Sad state of US AG

[Blkbuckaroo]

Have to agree with Ben on the Equip program,cost share on benificial projects such as conservation fencing,water improvement and such is a good way to help farmers and ranchers build useful infastructure to improve thier land base,and may have more support from the general populous.But i believe subsidies as a whole will allways be around as long as there are big corporations that are interested in buying Agricultural commodities at below cost of production.The proverbial carrot in front of the producer to go one more round,sign one more loan paper,buy one more tractor,carry one more year of debt.Would we do such without the sub safety net Plentyful cheap food comes at a price.Having said that,if we were all producing direct market in our communities,would there be enough client base to go around,and would we all produce to the same standards and model or would some of us cut corners If we can't pay our bill's on our outfit without sub programs,what's going on, on the farm?This is not an attack on anyone,just an ingaging question.

[Ben H]

As many in the Ag sector try to ignore it, Blkbuckaroo has hit on almost exactly what Food Inc. was really about.