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What are we gonna listen to while farming? (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Basically all the land is already owned by corporations or farmers with generational wealth. Where will the farmers farm?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

It's called feudalism

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

Basically all the land is already owned by corporations or farmers with generational wealth

This is really not true. Around 15% of total -current**- farmland by area is owned by corporations. I get that you probably want to say it's often the case and that "much" land is owned by corporations, but that's not 100% the case. There are also several initiatives to help match farmers with land either to buy or rent, and even government loan programs to help folks buy their land. I know from personal experience that it's not easy, but I also know compared with actually making a living farming, finding the land is relatively easy.

** I specify current because there are many different classifications of what constitutes arable land. When it comes down to it any land is "arable" with enough effort.

[–] ryathal 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a lot of farmers that are looking to not be farmers anymore. There's also lots of land for lease.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

There’s a lot of farmers that are looking to not be farmers anymore.

Because people demand all produce be in season all the time, be extremely fresh, cost next to nothing, be sustainably grown, be delivered to your door and be absolutely perfect looking.

As a consequence, a farmer is lucky to make $25k per year on $250k in revenue.

[–] ryathal 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Farming has pretty much always been a way to spend millions to make thousands. Whether it's meme produce or staple grains.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not quite that bad.

On another note... I have no idea what "meme produce" is supposed to me.

[–] ryathal 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Micro greens, whatever the new super food is, various labels you can apply to sell lettuce for 5x the normal price.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Ah. "Baby". Because everyone likes to eat babies.