Posts by Farmer Green
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Joe Wylie,
your old-school squealing cocky chip on the shoulder.
What’s that about Joe? Are you talking about the foot-dragging on environmental issues?
Just for the sake of clarity, I should explain that I'm addressing those urban dwellers who think that farmers have a "low standard of living".
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Richard Grevers,
that hoofed animals destroy soil structure and significantly reduce the productivity of the land.
Tens of millions of bison , were they still with us , would disagree strongly with that contention!
The big destroyers of the soil structure and immense fertility and productivity of the Great Plains were the squadrons of 2-cylinder 40 horsepower John Deere tractors and the like.
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Richard Grevers,
The stumbling blocks being that too many people see rural life as a low standard of living,
and . . .
Yet there are commenters in this thread alleging that dairy farming is very profitable.
FG didn't read all the comments but it would be surprising if there was not the obligatory accusation that dairy farmers pay little or no tax ; only possible if either there is no profit or the farmers efforts are unpaid i.e. there are no drawings.Maybe by the phrase "low standard of living" you meant something of a less pecuniary nature?
Perhaps getting out of bed at sunrise nearly every day , including weekends and public holidays, and being unable to charge more for the production on those holidays?
But you cannot argue with the health benefits of such a life-style.So then maybe , getting fairly soiled on a routine basis?
Then again, immunity to tuberculosis , smallpox and asthma don't seem like significant negative side -effects of rusticity. More like positives , one would have thought.Working outside , come rain, hail or shine ?
Nah , that's got to be healthy.Come on all you townies; what is it that you think is so "high " about your standard of living?
Farmer Green doesn't know. -
Maybe this time-
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Hard News: Event Season, in reply to Paul Williams,
A bit of a hayseed, that Neil :
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Hard News: Event Season, in reply to BenWilson,
I like the idea of a 9 day week.
We use a 9 on/ 5 off roster for our assistants. A 5 day "weekend" every second week. It is well-received. The extended break allows a total change of perspective for those who don't live in.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to Ross Mason,
beauty of sunrise on our backs in the east facing cowsheds
That sounds like it might be a 4 bail walkthrough constructed of timber and corrugated iron, with a separator and and a cream cart.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to Sacha,
Gotcha. 'Nuff said.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to Geoff Lealand,
On the contrary, the absence of TV has been conducive to real communication, and enabled genuine hospitality to many international guests , who don’t seem to miss it either. Presumably they didn’t come here to Godzone to watch TV.
Come on in ; the reality is fine.
Self -righteous? ?? Maybe. Some just find it boring. Each to his own.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to Chris Waugh,
One of the all time favourites of farmer green , he not having had a TV in the house for nearly 40 years now.