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• Agenda 21 Update: Family Farms Are Under Attack

  August 1, 2011 at 1:27pm

  We farm 2000 acres of corn/soybeans and have 200 cows for a beef cattle operation in Missouri and these regulations would be the end for us. Not because we have children running large equipment or elderly people without drivers licenses operating tractors, but because of all the paperwork and reporting. The amount of paperwork and reporting we have to do (even without receiveing what we call “farmer welfare” from government subsidies) is unimaginable. Just keeping up with the paperwork and logs alone will be more than manageable let alone complying with the regulations and the costs.

  We MUST stand up and let people know about these issues. If we don’t, no one will be able consume food and fiber products as we have become customed to. Please pass this information along to friends and be sure to hold those in public office accountable regarding issues such as this.

• Agenda 21 Update: Family Farms Are Under Attack

  August 1, 2011 at 1:14pm

  In reply to commonsenseguy.

  Turkey13

  There will most likely be a food shortage, so you are wise in stocking up. However, the corn that you are describing that most farmers grow and is used for fuel is field corwn. This corn would never be used for human consumption. Sweet corn is used for human consumption and canners have very specific guidelines (even without the government!) as to how their product is grown and by whom. We farm over 2000 acres in Missouri and know the trials of farming (and we do it without any government payments). These regulations are scary stuff.