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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:15 PM Original message |
2006 Wheat and Corn Crops in Jeopardy…Higher Prices at Checkout |
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chat_noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. ... |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The Water Wars are coming.... (article on Canada-US water problem) |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Thanks for posting that. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. We are already experiencing water war politics in some parts of |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Could we have a dust bowl coupled with a sinking economy? |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Both the crash and the drought may be worse this time. |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. A very good book is out now on the dust bowl |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 04:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. I wonder to what extent |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Interesting |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Worse problems than that. |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Monsanto. |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Very good point |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Fortunately they have been preserved... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. No, they're not, they're alive and well |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. What about the major food and feed crops |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Here's a link here to one source |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Thanks for the link; now I know where I'm getting my seeds this year. nt |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Thanks for the links! |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. if only... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. I'm fully cognizant of what is going on with GM foods |
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BronxBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 06:32 AM Response to Reply #32 |
63. I just signed on with Seed Savers |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oh goody -- Another punch to the pocketbook |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. Jesus. |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Bush won't start to officially WORRY about this problem... |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. Sad, we have to read about this from Ireland. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. God help us find enough corn syrup to get through it... |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. " . . . unseasonable warm weather . . . " |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. We need some more study on that question..... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. I can't eat starch- so it don't matter to me. |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Do you eat chicken or pork....... |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Yummy paper! |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I think that's the Whiskey talkin'. |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. ad hominem is not rebuttal....... |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Add hominem and you've got posole. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. not so much actually... |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. All of which means that this effects your foods too. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #38 |
58. i don't think that this rises to the level of famine, tho... |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Per Bak's Theory of Power |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 08:38 AM Response to Reply #58 |
64. We'll see. |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. That is a reasonable assessment |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 04:16 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. And you are right there. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I think that ADM is just jealous of the profits being made- |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. It sure does. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. Up until now food staples have remained relatively cheap |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. And food stamps will NOT go up to match. nt |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Add the current climate dilemma and the peak production of petroleum |
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Deb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
27. This and bush's cuts in the new Farm Bill |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
56. The dairy farmers should have expected this |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
29. There's a bumper sticker that reads...... |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Ewww... Have you seen what they EAT. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. Climate change also means starvation-NOT just warmer/ cooler |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. Time to start growing your own food if you can |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. Problem comes when your town forbids outdoor watering. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 08:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
55. I don't know what a distwaster is... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 06:32 AM Response to Reply #43 |
62. Dig a cistern, capture the rainwater |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
37. If you want to take positive action now, join a Community Farm |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Without rain... |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Hey, that's when we do the Community Rain Dance |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. As a ritual magician and long-time pagan... |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Listen, Ben, the drums, they are calling you to the dance... |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:03 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. I can drum up a storm... |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. How about a Ghost Dance |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. The principles of hydroponics need to be taught |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
47. This was predicted a long time ago...shortages of water/topsoil/ferts/etc |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
52. 1/31 Drought Monitor - not looking terribly encouraging |
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phusion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
53. Will Bourbon production be hindered?!?! |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-08-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
59. I thought we paid farmers not to grow wheat and corn, we grow so much. |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 06:28 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. I don't believe corn and wheat get that treatment. |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-09-06 04:19 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. I'm unable to find this information. |
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