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Wed Feb-08-06 01:44 PM
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| 6. Oh goody -- Another punch to the pocketbook |
| -2006 Wheat and Corn Crops in Jeopardy…Higher Prices at Checkout |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 01:15 PM |
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... |
chat_noir |
Feb-08-06 01:27 PM |
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The Water Wars are coming.... (article on Canada-US water problem) |
Angry Girl |
Feb-08-06 01:31 PM |
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Thanks for posting that. |
GreenPartyVoter |
Feb-08-06 01:38 PM |
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We are already experiencing water war politics in some parts of |
Ilsa |
Feb-08-06 03:44 PM |
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Could we have a dust bowl coupled with a sinking economy? |
liberal N proud |
Feb-08-06 01:45 PM |
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Both the crash and the drought may be worse this time. |
phantom power |
Feb-08-06 01:47 PM |
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A very good book is out now on the dust bowl |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 02:04 PM |
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I wonder to what extent |
MountainLaurel |
Feb-09-06 03:13 PM |
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Interesting |
Angry Girl |
Feb-08-06 01:27 PM |
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Worse problems than that. |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 01:35 PM |
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Monsanto. |
Angry Girl |
Feb-08-06 01:53 PM |
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Very good point |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 02:06 PM |
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Fortunately they have been preserved... |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 03:02 PM |
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No, they're not, they're alive and well |
MadHound |
Feb-08-06 03:28 PM |
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What about the major food and feed crops |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 03:35 PM |
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Here's a link here to one source |
MadHound |
Feb-08-06 03:53 PM |
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Thanks for the link; now I know where I'm getting my seeds this year. nt |
SmokingJacket |
Feb-08-06 03:49 PM |
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Thanks for the links! |
TheGoldenRule |
Feb-08-06 04:09 PM |
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if only... |
druidity33 |
Feb-08-06 04:27 PM |
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I'm fully cognizant of what is going on with GM foods |
MadHound |
Feb-08-06 04:48 PM |
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I just signed on with Seed Savers |
BronxBoy |
Feb-09-06 05:32 AM |
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Oh goody -- Another punch to the pocketbook |
Armstead |
Feb-08-06 01:44 PM |
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Jesus. |
applegrove |
Feb-08-06 01:47 PM |
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Bush won't start to officially WORRY about this problem... |
Blue Belle |
Feb-08-06 01:47 PM |
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Sad, we have to read about this from Ireland. |
phantom power |
Feb-08-06 01:50 PM |
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God help us find enough corn syrup to get through it... |
elehhhhna |
Feb-08-06 01:58 PM |
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" . . . unseasonable warm weather . . . " |
The Stranger |
Feb-08-06 02:09 PM |
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We need some more study on that question..... |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 02:11 PM |
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I can't eat starch- so it don't matter to me. |
QuestionAll |
Feb-08-06 02:10 PM |
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Do you eat chicken or pork....... |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 02:12 PM |
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Yummy paper! |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 02:17 PM |
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I think that's the Whiskey talkin'. |
King Coal |
Feb-08-06 02:34 PM |
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ad hominem is not rebuttal....... |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 02:42 PM |
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Add hominem and you've got posole. |
King Coal |
Feb-08-06 03:33 PM |
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not so much actually... |
QuestionAll |
Feb-08-06 03:18 PM |
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All of which means that this effects your foods too. |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 03:40 PM |
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i don't think that this rises to the level of famine, tho... |
QuestionAll |
Feb-08-06 09:39 PM |
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Per Bak's Theory of Power |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 10:20 PM |
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We'll see. |
benburch |
Feb-09-06 07:38 AM |
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That is a reasonable assessment |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-09-06 08:02 AM |
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And you are right there. |
benburch |
Feb-09-06 03:16 PM |
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I think that ADM is just jealous of the profits being made- |
QuestionAll |
Feb-09-06 01:22 PM |
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It sure does. |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 02:16 PM |
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Up until now food staples have remained relatively cheap |
tridim |
Feb-08-06 02:27 PM |
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And food stamps will NOT go up to match. nt |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 02:30 PM |
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Add the current climate dilemma and the peak production of petroleum |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 02:39 PM |
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This and bush's cuts in the new Farm Bill |
Deb |
Feb-08-06 02:47 PM |
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The dairy farmers should have expected this |
Angry Girl |
Feb-08-06 07:10 PM |
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There's a bumper sticker that reads...... |
femrap |
Feb-08-06 03:05 PM |
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Ewww... Have you seen what they EAT. |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 03:39 PM |
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Climate change also means starvation-NOT just warmer/ cooler |
Lorien |
Feb-08-06 03:17 PM |
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Time to start growing your own food if you can |
MadHound |
Feb-08-06 03:35 PM |
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Problem comes when your town forbids outdoor watering. |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 03:55 PM |
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I don't know what a distwaster is... |
girl gone mad |
Feb-08-06 07:05 PM |
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Dig a cistern, capture the rainwater |
MadHound |
Feb-09-06 05:32 AM |
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If you want to take positive action now, join a Community Farm |
SpiralHawk |
Feb-08-06 03:40 PM |
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Without rain... |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 03:41 PM |
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Hey, that's when we do the Community Rain Dance |
SpiralHawk |
Feb-08-06 04:31 PM |
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As a ritual magician and long-time pagan... |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 04:36 PM |
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Listen, Ben, the drums, they are calling you to the dance... |
SpiralHawk |
Feb-08-06 04:50 PM |
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I can drum up a storm... |
benburch |
Feb-08-06 05:03 PM |
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How about a Ghost Dance |
The Whiskey Priest |
Feb-08-06 04:38 PM |
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The principles of hydroponics need to be taught |
Angry Girl |
Feb-08-06 07:14 PM |
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This was predicted a long time ago...shortages of water/topsoil/ferts/etc |
opihimoimoi |
Feb-08-06 04:31 PM |
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1/31 Drought Monitor - not looking terribly encouraging |
hatrack |
Feb-08-06 04:51 PM |
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Will Bourbon production be hindered?!?! |
phusion |
Feb-08-06 05:02 PM |
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I thought we paid farmers not to grow wheat and corn, we grow so much. |
porphyrian |
Feb-08-06 09:45 PM |
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I don't believe corn and wheat get that treatment. |
benburch |
Feb-09-06 05:28 AM |
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I'm unable to find this information. |
benburch |
Feb-09-06 03:19 PM |
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