The future of agricultural tillage gone philisophical

Trust me this gets interesting very quickly and not just for farmers... The question posed in a professional agriculture discussion group: Metan Kaan:  "What is the future of "Soil Tillage"? No Till is just a fashion or future of Soil Tillage? It is not able to kill Ploughing (Conventional Tillage) yet. Also there is a way between… Continue reading The future of agricultural tillage gone philisophical

Putting a person in a cage–the nature of man and “beast”

I am loading big wooden crates that hold 1500 to 2000 lbs of potatoes onto a flatbed truck that runs on propane. I traded my 1989 dodge farm pick-up truck for the hulking propane truck.  The loading is with a 1950’s era orchard forklift on a 1967 John Deere tractor…struggling a bit and thinking a lot.… Continue reading Putting a person in a cage–the nature of man and “beast”

World Economics 101–a powerful dissection:

Capitalism economically is simply the free market.  Capitalism politically is much more.  Free market economics are simple and benign.  However a sort of Shyster Economics has been born on top of the free market, built on the politicalization of capitalism with the cooperation and facilitation of government.  It is highly complicated and ever shifting with rule and ethos… Continue reading World Economics 101–a powerful dissection: