Shane, you need to get out and away from the "starlight". Gary Pike could not make it farming on his own so now he convinces others how too. Look around you, there are thousands of successfull farms all around that are in no way and never will be involved with Pike or One Earth for that matter.
Successfull farm - Anyone who is still in the game after going a decades battle with mother nature - on their own.
- Farms that consistantly produce high yeilds of top quality grain year after year even when mother nature is not on side.
- Family farms who are three to four generations strong without any investor help of any kind. Think about that real hard.
- Farmers who are community builders and stand up for the right to be a farmer, independent from outside influances.
- Farmers who manage their land base efficiently and maximise their machienery and labour regardless of land base.
I would put up some family run farms against any Pike run farm any day, any where.
Don't get me wrong there are successfull farms under Pike's Utopia, but remember onr thing he will try to convince you of anything to be in the spotlight, that's his job, the more acres under his wing the more money he makes. But do not ever forget to have a look down the road anywhere in Western Canada if you need a lesson on a successfull farm.
Example - Local family run farm - 95% of the crop in the bin with huge yeilds and dry.
- Corperate run farm - only 40% harvested dry, 30-50% less yeilds, 50% of the crop ended up poorer quality - grade loss, heated, spoiled ext. Huge drying costs and full time babysiting "out of condition" grain.
There are many successfully run family farms who would make some of Pike's clients look like third world bannana republic's.
Soory for the rant but many farmers on here and through out Western Canada are far more efficient and successfull than any corperate farm design.
Successfull farm - Anyone who is still in the game after going a decades battle with mother nature - on their own.
- Farms that consistantly produce high yeilds of top quality grain year after year even when mother nature is not on side.
- Family farms who are three to four generations strong without any investor help of any kind. Think about that real hard.
- Farmers who are community builders and stand up for the right to be a farmer, independent from outside influances.
- Farmers who manage their land base efficiently and maximise their machienery and labour regardless of land base.
I would put up some family run farms against any Pike run farm any day, any where.
Don't get me wrong there are successfull farms under Pike's Utopia, but remember onr thing he will try to convince you of anything to be in the spotlight, that's his job, the more acres under his wing the more money he makes. But do not ever forget to have a look down the road anywhere in Western Canada if you need a lesson on a successfull farm.
Example - Local family run farm - 95% of the crop in the bin with huge yeilds and dry.
- Corperate run farm - only 40% harvested dry, 30-50% less yeilds, 50% of the crop ended up poorer quality - grade loss, heated, spoiled ext. Huge drying costs and full time babysiting "out of condition" grain.
There are many successfully run family farms who would make some of Pike's clients look like third world bannana republic's.
Soory for the rant but many farmers on here and through out Western Canada are far more efficient and successfull than any corperate farm design.
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