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Dawn of the day's avatar

As a life-long farmer, tree-hugger and NOT fan of gubmint I have a few comments.

Lots of farmers do CRP because it pays them more than actually growing crops on the land. Lot less labor as well and when you farm BIG, labor is a big deal!

But, there are conditions to be met. One has to apply and be approved into the CRP program. Then there is the management of the land once it's in the program. Every year the "landowner" has to either burn it off, apply a weak solution of glyphosate to all of it, run a disc over the ground (which makes it so rough you can't hardly walk it) and/or mow at least a third to half of it. This supposedly observes natures cycles so as to not disturb native critters. Nothing about native plant growth as far as I know. Oh and one has to keep seedling trees from growing on the land as well which looks like a Bobcat coming in and literally ripping them out and making big burn piles out of them.

Sometimes in a drought situation the USDA will allow farmers to make hay after July 17th here in MO. That sounds nice but the hay quality is crap by then and you can usually only make half of the acreage and are NOT allowed to sell any of it.

What a racket and most farmers that I have talked to only see the money in it. So many don't even think about the ramifications on the native critters/plants at all.

I liken this to welfare for farmers. Nothing is free or a good deal if the feds are behind it. But it is a highly successful program.

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It is time to support Community or Co-Op Farms, which we, the people, become affiliated with! It's time to take a stance and stand up to the Government; otherwise, the Tyranny will get worse. This is our food supply, people. Furthermore, the Government is allowing China and Bill Gates to buy up farmland and control the food supply! This is your kids' and grandkids' future.

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