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33. Corn is grown in a lot of places where corn should not be grown.

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:51 PM

Sep 2012

I don't know how anyone could get the idea that farming is easy, I think a lot more people need to be involved in it than are currently, mostly because it isn't all that easy.

Corn requires a lot more water than wheat (for example) and for some reason they plant corn in places where wheat and alfalfa can be grown and rotated without irrigation (maybe not this year).

There should be some kind of restriction on growing corn in areas that water is not readily available.

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Mass slaughter of farm animals set to push food prices up 14% [View all] alp227 Sep 2012 OP

How does glutting the market raise prices? marble falls Sep 2012 #1

Probably many of the animals have not reached ideal market weight yet, for one thing... antigone382 Sep 2012 #3

There will be an initial drop because of a flooded market Incitatus Sep 2012 #5

Happened with lobsters in southern Maine this summer; JenniferJuniper Sep 2012 #14

There is a theory that killing off all the cod widened the niche for lobsters AngryAmish Sep 2012 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #6

Often they aren't glutting the market Kindly Refrain Sep 2012 #22

This meat will be sold at cheaper prices... and then? JackRiddler Sep 2012 #25

Millions of head of breeding stock are going to be killed as well NickB79 Sep 2012 #35

Herds will need to be re-populated. Ilsa Sep 2012 #75

They can only repopulate the herds if feed prices come down NickB79 Sep 2012 #79

Pork is expected to rebound considerably. Ilsa Sep 2012 #83

This happens every time the price of feed rises bhikkhu Sep 2012 #2

Thank goodness global warming is a hoax Orrex Sep 2012 #4

Chickens. Blanks Sep 2012 #7

I don't have room for chickens on my tiny apartment balcony, nor kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #8

What's the dimensions on your balcony? Blanks Sep 2012 #18

I'm curious. I have a small yard... Javaman Sep 2012 #23

You could build a 4'x4' cage. Blanks Sep 2012 #29

I would like to see your photos 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #32

Here is the simplest cage I have. Blanks Sep 2012 #37

Great info 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #39

thanks my SO and I have been discussing doing this azurnoir Sep 2012 #84

In a small cage like that you can cover it up with plastic... Blanks Sep 2012 #89

thanks we had considered insulating the garage heavily azurnoir Sep 2012 #90

Chickens are vile, vile creatures. Blanks Sep 2012 #91

4 x 4 with 4 chickens? flvegan Sep 2012 #41

No. Why? Blanks Sep 2012 #44

I like how you dismissed my first point. flvegan Sep 2012 #47

I apologize. Blanks Sep 2012 #51

Battery cage. flvegan Sep 2012 #56

I've never heard it referred to as a battery cage. Blanks Sep 2012 #60

Each animal has one sq. ft. in which to live. TheCruces Sep 2012 #76

The guideline that I use is 4 sf/chicken. Blanks Sep 2012 #77

4x4 is 16 sq. ft, which translates into 4 sq. ft per chicken NickB79 Sep 2012 #80

Turns out he is in the clear bw3517 Sep 2012 #62

Indeed. flvegan Sep 2012 #64

Perhaps your research should have started with why they are called... Blanks Sep 2012 #68

(facepalm) flvegan Sep 2012 #69

If you could, could you post a pict of your 4x4 set up? Javaman Sep 2012 #49

It is up-thread just a bit. Blanks Sep 2012 #50

If I ever have chickens, it will be in a proper coop with some dirt to run around kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #24

What you will find in a 'proper coop'... Blanks Sep 2012 #30

Oh I know all about chicken tractors, too. I have done all kinds of homework over the past kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #43

I wish you luck. I'm sure you'll enjoy it if you get the opportunity. Blanks Sep 2012 #46

Many cities don't allow chickens to be privately raised for food within city limits Orrex Sep 2012 #9

It is odd to me that they can allow dogs, and not allow chickens. Blanks Sep 2012 #31

Chickens are allowed to be raised as pets but not for food Orrex Sep 2012 #40

We have local ordinances in both Little Rock and North Little Rock. Blanks Sep 2012 #45

Then you have to eat chickens as a side effect. Gore1FL Sep 2012 #15

Liking the taste of chicken is a prerequisite. Blanks Sep 2012 #78

The problem is that chicken feed prices have shot up too NickB79 Sep 2012 #36

Chicken feed did just go up. Blanks Sep 2012 #38

My next door neighbor has six chickens and had one rooster. Two weekends ago, the red sad sally Sep 2012 #65

We get an aggressive rhode island red every once in a while. Blanks Sep 2012 #67

Buy lots of jerky!! nt Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #10

Ain't It Good To Be Alive? triplepoint Sep 2012 #11

Don't worry though. You'll be able to drive them to the slaughterhouses using corn-fuel 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #12

The yield for corn has gone from 30 bushels an acre to 300!! an acre over past 30 years. Sunlei Sep 2012 #13

I guess you haven't been noticing what corn fields look like this year. harmonicon Sep 2012 #17

Corn is grown in a lot of places where corn should not be grown. Blanks Sep 2012 #33

It certainly is, but I don't think there should be legal restrictions. harmonicon Sep 2012 #48

I agree with you. Blanks Sep 2012 #52

You are talking about Average vs ideal happyslug Sep 2012 #27

300 bushels an acre?!?! In your dreams! NickB79 Sep 2012 #81

wtf---"is expected" madrchsod Sep 2012 #16

If they would have stuck to feeding with grass, they would be fine... nt docgee Sep 2012 #19

I'll be vegan by then...and loving it magical thyme Sep 2012 #20

Have you seen the documentary 'Forks over Knives'? Blanks Sep 2012 #34

Meanwhile, 40% of US corn harvest goes into the gas tank... JackRiddler Sep 2012 #26

We need to stop it sakabatou Sep 2012 #28

limiting the supply increases the demand... olddad56 Sep 2012 #58

Where's Nader? Probably being almost 80, you know? JackRiddler Sep 2012 #70

The EPA is looking at reducing the requirement for Ilsa Sep 2012 #72

I *could* state the obvious flvegan Sep 2012 #42

Suburban gardening mikki35 Sep 2012 #53

There is a product that will make your life much easier. EmeraldCityGrl Sep 2012 #85

FYI mikki35 Sep 2012 #54

I've already seen crap missing from store shelves on last grocery run. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #55

okay. let the hoarding begin. olddad56 Sep 2012 #57

"food" LeftyMom Sep 2012 #59

+1 nt Codeine Sep 2012 #88

but...but...but... global warming is a fraud!!111 jpak Sep 2012 #61

Supply and demand. If Americans reduced their meat consumption even a little this would balance out. Exultant Democracy Sep 2012 #63

China eats almost twice as much meat as the USA GliderGuider Sep 2012 #66

More animals will be kept for breeding and repopulating the herd Ilsa Sep 2012 #71

Brazil is bringing a record winter corn crop to market. Ilsa Sep 2012 #73

Brazil is small potatoes in the corn market NickB79 Sep 2012 #82

Pork producers are losing a bundle on lean hogs right now. Ilsa Sep 2012 #74

great undergroundpanther Sep 2012 #86

Meat prices, not food prices. nt Codeine Sep 2012 #87