Yes, and that all seems compounded by these horribly anti-competitive IP laws which are allowing companies like Monsanto to own hybrid species of crop, which cross-contaminating other cultivars means their IP can spread like fucking plant genetics. That's insanity at another level. I come from a farming region in the mid-west, and you can talk to just about any small-time farmer and hear how ubiquitously difficult it is becoming to farm at that level nowadays. It's the same with the dairy guys.
Yes, and that all seems compounded by these horribly anti-competitive IP laws which are allowing companies like Monsanto to own hybrid species of crop, which cross-contaminating other cultivars means their IP can spread like fucking plant genetics. That's insanity at another level. I come from a farming region in the mid-west, and you can talk to just about any small-time farmer and hear how ubiquitously difficult it is becoming to farm at that level nowadays. It's the same with the dairy guys.
It truly is a shame. I can just hope for enough land for a personal farm for my future family really.
It truly is a shame. I can just hope for enough land for a personal farm for my future family really.
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