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Marrah_G

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68. It is scary for people who live week to week and are just getting by

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 11:08 AM

Aug 2012

Higher food prices can make a really big impact on their lives. Those people who can least afford the hike in prices are often the ones without the ability to garden to supplement their pantries.

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Terrifying Corn Supply/Demand Situation Unfolding [View all] FarCenter Aug 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Aug 2012 #1

funny, we feed all that fiber to animals, veganlush Aug 2012 #2

eating less meat would definitely help a lot of issues NoMoreWarNow Aug 2012 #4

You are right. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #16

Food, Inc. chervilant Aug 2012 #20

I've gone mostly vegetarian (I still eat local seafood) Marrah_G Aug 2012 #63

Then where will people get their protein? Beans? Zalatix Aug 2012 #17

Get a steam cooker and cook up a cup of rice and beans and voila .... MindMover Aug 2012 #49

I'll be healthier but also miserable. Beans make me gag. Zalatix Aug 2012 #50

I buy a digestive aid without pancreatin and solves all gas issues related to eating MindMover Aug 2012 #51

Any natural digestive aid suggestions? Zalatix Aug 2012 #53

Grapefruit extract and if 10 drops mixed with your orange juice MindMover Aug 2012 #57

Lots of calories. That's for sure. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #55

Vegetarianism will make farm animals extinct. caseymoz Aug 2012 #22

"those animals have a niche and are doing so much better than most wild animals" CrispyQ Aug 2012 #32

Yes, I'm referring only to their numbers. caseymoz Aug 2012 #36

Overpopulation - a topic that riles many, even on DU. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #44

" So far we've been poor at rescuing and maintaining endangered species." Ghost in the Machine Aug 2012 #78

So, what's the percentage? caseymoz Aug 2012 #85

***** NCarolinawoman Aug 2012 #81

Well, that's good as I am a vegetarian, RebelOne Aug 2012 #38

You don't understand. caseymoz Aug 2012 #48

That's silly Marrah_G Aug 2012 #66

Didn't I say they couldn't be . . . caseymoz Aug 2012 #74

Cows and goats = dairy Marrah_G Aug 2012 #79

But if the reason for avoiding slaughter . . . caseymoz Aug 2012 #83

You would still have to feed the cows -- and corn is not their natural JDPriestly Aug 2012 #56

I'd be willing to bet an awful lot that what you just predicted will never happen. 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #62

Okay, over what period of time? caseymoz Aug 2012 #75

Not the ones for dairy and eggs Marrah_G Aug 2012 #64

Depends on if people go vegan. caseymoz Aug 2012 #76

I doubt the world would ever go vegan Marrah_G Aug 2012 #80

Humankind might not have a choice. nt caseymoz Aug 2012 #84

We have screwed up the cycle. FedUpWithIt All Aug 2012 #39

I am a big fan of grassfed, free rage animals Marrah_G Aug 2012 #67

because I love the look on my daughter's face snooper2 Aug 2012 #65

i raised both of my kids veganlush Aug 2012 #86

you can be almost certain veganlush Aug 2012 #87

This is bad news lunatica Aug 2012 #3

I always felt it was obscene to turn food into fuel Fresh_Start Aug 2012 #5

I agree. It takes way too much energy in the form of fossil fuels to produce and land to RC Aug 2012 #14

Something to help put those yield numbers in perspective... HereSince1628 Aug 2012 #6

We'll have a per acre yield around that from '65-'70. amandabeech Aug 2012 #70

My renters corn looks about that poor, but the soy is making a good recovery... HereSince1628 Aug 2012 #82

That's great. amandabeech Aug 2012 #88

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature. nt bemildred Aug 2012 #7

Ya think "terrifying" might be a little strong, here? pnwest Aug 2012 #8

Yeah, say that 6 months from now when you look at your grocery bill. Zalatix Aug 2012 #18

"Terrifying" is a sensationalist buzz-word. Dash87 Aug 2012 #21

It is scary for people who live week to week and are just getting by Marrah_G Aug 2012 #68

The article calls for problems with a 120 bushels per acre corn crop. wilsonbooks Aug 2012 #9

This article was written before this years drought. Farmers are further reducing their herds wilsonbooks Aug 2012 #10

Maybe it will make HFCS more expensive than actual sugar. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #11

That's what I am hoping. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #15

Funny... I'm not against HFCS, but I think our goals might have converged... 6502 Aug 2012 #27

It would take a lot to do that 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #73

Let's not fool ourselves. They'll happily raise gas prices, too. nt DCKit Aug 2012 #12

We could always cut consumption by... Oilwellian Aug 2012 #13

The corn they are talking about is NOT sweet corn. Thor_MN Aug 2012 #24

You're forgetting anything made with corn flour is made with field corn. sybylla Aug 2012 #28

You can do the same thing with hemp, and it grows in a hurry! MADem Aug 2012 #60

Some types of field corn can be consumed by humans. amandabeech Aug 2012 #71

re:Terrifying Corn Supply/Demand allan01 Aug 2012 #19

I do what I have to do. safeinOhio Aug 2012 #23

Curiously, sweet corn is doing extremely well. Feed corn is not. Go figure. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #25

That probably has to do with the timing of the drought. sybylla Aug 2012 #29

The rule is "knee high by the 4th of July". They planted in March and are already harvesting. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #47

At least part of the solution fredamae Aug 2012 #26

Industrial Hemp!!! Can't be emphasized enough... drokhole Aug 2012 #30

+1 nc4bo Aug 2012 #31

Well, Then that's a good thing-that means fredamae Aug 2012 #34

Big Anything purpo$ely mi$$e$ the boat. nc4bo Aug 2012 #41

+2 shanti Aug 2012 #33

At some point we'll be forced into doing a lot of things we don't do but should. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #35

+2 GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #77

I wish I could rec your post Marrah_G Aug 2012 #69

Is this cat litter made from edible corn? johnd83 Aug 2012 #37

Edible by animals, if not by humans. FarCenter Aug 2012 #40

Why does that make you "really angry"? It's totally biodegradable and safe. Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #59

I've only seen litter made from corn cobs. redqueen Aug 2012 #61

Prices may go up but demand will go down down down just1voice Aug 2012 #42

China Buys Almost 1 Million Tons of U.S. Corn, lovuian Aug 2012 #43

Well if you Latte Libruls would stop eating all those own your story Aug 2012 #45

We should not be making ethanol from corn in the first place. D23MIURG23 Aug 2012 #46

Ethanol DDO16kadams Aug 2012 #52

maybe it is DUs fault Enrique Aug 2012 #54

Will probably happen soon. Amonester Aug 2012 #58

I'm not thrilled by the circumstances but if the silver lining is that we get rid of bio-ethanol 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #72