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Re: British Beef Situation



In article <4l8uh2$k4a@mars.efn.org>,
   aer@efn.org (YAA (Yet Another Al)) wrote:
>Jiva Goswami dasa <JivaGo@ACSWORLD.NET> wrote:
>
>>Bob Yates wrote:
>

>
>>The USA alone can 
>>feed the world (Yes, even if you skip the roads).  The problem is greed and 
>>lack of cooperation.
>
>There is also the question of WHY the US  *should* be forced to
>take on the responsibility of feeding the world.
>

Not only that, but this also assumes that the current method of producing food 
in the United States is SUSTAINABLE for the long term (and I mean long term - 
50 to 100 years more) which it is NOT.  We are using up ground water faster 
than replacing it, and turning rich farmland into dust that is, essentially, a 
holder for the 'hydroponic solutions' of fertilizer and water.

We cannot continue to farm and produce food like this.  It will kill us all.  
But how do we change?  Tell a farmer "Well, you can only grow half as much as 
your neighbors because you've got to preserve the land."?  He/she will laugh 
at you - a farm has mortgages, taxes, etc. too.

I know that yields using organic growth techniques are as high as those using 
chemicals HOWEVER during the transition period they are NOT - the land must be 
able to recover from the damage done to it, and the farmer must learn organic 
techniques.

Further, what do we do about the groundwater exhaustion?

>Each part of the world should be responsible for feeding and
>caring for its own population.  Creating huge elaborate food
>creation and distribution organizations is not the answer.
>

I agree completely with that as well.

Nathan R

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(Since Sue Ford could trademark her name with a TM, I decided to register mine.
Then I realized that I was already registered with selective service.  Then I
realized that "R" following a name usually designated royalty - a la Rex from
Latin - George R, Elizabeth R.  Naturally I decided I would then adopt that.  So
now I can just say:)
"We are NOT amused."



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