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14. Thanks for your post.

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 03:38 PM

Dec 2016

I see much of the same in my area.

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Rural vs. Urban? They're different, for sure. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2016 OP

Just awful. Sadly many farmers are in the same situation yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #1

Your parents are still working at 92 yrs old? leftstreet Dec 2016 #2

Well, they hire some of the work to be done now, MineralMan Dec 2016 #4

My Grandpa worked up until he was 87. 47of74 Dec 2016 #24

Farmers in the midwest are not doing well, either, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #3

Yes, there is that paradox, too. MineralMan Dec 2016 #8

But, see...I'm not blaming Democrats at all. MineralMan Dec 2016 #10

Early in the Clinton administration... Blanks Dec 2016 #16

agreed NJCher Dec 2016 #26

So for every occasional seeming over reach we scrap all safe guards? libtodeath Dec 2016 #6

No. We do tend to over-apply solutions to things beyond MineralMan Dec 2016 #9

Do you know the history of that feces inspection rule? Jim__ Dec 2016 #11

It's perceptions that make the difference, not the actual history. MineralMan Dec 2016 #17

"It's not really a matter of facts. It's a matter of perceptions." Beartracks Dec 2016 #27

Yep. Here's an example from talk radio a few years ago... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #28

Thanks for your post. cwydro Dec 2016 #14

Overall demand for avocados is skyrocketing. KamaAina Dec 2016 #18

Organic? Probably not. MineralMan Dec 2016 #19

A lot of that bullshit was backed by Agribusiness Warpy Dec 2016 #20

Yes, and after my parents are gone, their place MineralMan Dec 2016 #23

Should be difft regs for small guys hollowdweller Dec 2016 #22

What state? MineralMan Dec 2016 #25

Those fecal inspections aren't entirely nonsensical TheDormouse Dec 2016 #29

It's tough to stay competitive at that age TheDormouse Dec 2016 #30

I think rural voters are just more receptive to "cultural" messages TheDormouse Dec 2016 #32