Comments on: Attacking Mainstream Farming Unjustified and Plain Dangerous http://corncommentary.com/2010/01/19/attacking-mainstream-unjustified-and-plain-dangerous/ The blog about U.S. corn, corn products, and the family farmers behind it all. Wed, 23 May 2012 21:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dan Cooper http://corncommentary.com/2010/01/19/attacking-mainstream-unjustified-and-plain-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-3746 Dan Cooper Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:15:00 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/?p=3172#comment-3746 Kris~ I suspect that "mainstream" farmers means industrial, mono-crop farmers dependent on big diesel-powered agricultural machines, the use of energy-intensive synthetic fertilizers, confined animal feeding operations, all propped up by intensive lobbying of Congress. I doubt small vegetable, fruit, and nut farmers, or those who raise organic, grass-fed, and free-range livestock come under Kotkin's mainstream umbrella. Kris~

I suspect that “mainstream” farmers means industrial, mono-crop farmers dependent on big diesel-powered agricultural machines, the use of energy-intensive synthetic fertilizers, confined animal feeding operations, all propped up by intensive lobbying of Congress.

I doubt small vegetable, fruit, and nut farmers, or those who raise organic, grass-fed, and free-range livestock come under Kotkin’s mainstream umbrella.

]]> By: Kris http://corncommentary.com/2010/01/19/attacking-mainstream-unjustified-and-plain-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-3742 Kris Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:28:38 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/?p=3172#comment-3742 What does mainstream farming mean anyway? And if you are not a mainstream farmer then what are you? What does mainstream farming mean anyway? And if you are not a mainstream farmer then what are you?

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