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UK farm profitability to jun 2002
"Torsten Brinch" wrote in message ... On Wed, 4 Dec 2002 06:49:05 +0000 (UTC), "Charlie" wrote: world shortages and EU aid payments. But celebration would be prematu the bad news is, it is all downhill from here. (The Times, September 27 1996) I wonder if they have ever looked back at this cutting and realised what an absolutely true piece of reporting this was!! If farmers had known what was coming after this I am sure there would be far less about now, most could have sold up then and been better off now if they had never done another days work. Hm. If The Times could see it coming, why couldn't the farmers. Farming is a cycical bussness. If we ran and hid at every down market you would be rather short on food. When I quit faming I took a dressing down in a restrant from one of my neighors for it. "My dad had farmed that land and so had my grand dad and I by God sould stick to it". It wasn't a polite or quite discussion. It's not a job that pays wages that you can get another down around the corner. It's what many of our families have done for generations. My son is one of very few men in my family that never worked a farm or ranch of his own. He is still young. I have a cousin that is just taking full control of my ranch in my mothers side of the family. She is 58. If your governments are going to tie your farmers hands so he can't make a profit they are pretty much obliged to keep him in business or risk being very bad way when a food shortage comes along. Get in that position and you will find how hard hearted the grain merchants really are. They will make OPEC look like pussy cats. They don't have diplomats. -- Gordon Gordon Couger Stillwater, OK www.couger.com/gcouger |
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