Cornflakes and Common Sense
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Don Ellsworth 12:45 AM (12 hours ago)
Where is Common Sense?
An acquaintance farms over 10,000 acres of corn in the Midwest. The
property is spread out over 3 counties.
His operation is a "partnership farm" with John Deere. They use the
larger farm operations as demonstration projects for the promotion
and development of new equipment.
He recently received a phone call from his John Deere representative,
and they want the farm to go to electric tractors and combines in
2023. He currently has 5 diesel combines that cost $900,000 each that
are traded in every 3 years. He also owns over 10 really BIG tractors.
John Deere wants him to go all-electric to satisfy the liberals.
He said: "Ok, I have some questions."
"How do I charge these combines when they are 3 counties away from
the shop in the middle of a cornfield, in the middle of nowhere?"
"How do I run them 24 hours a day for 10 or 12 days straight when
the harvest is ready, and the weather is coming in?"
"How do I get a 50,000+ lb combine that takes up the width of an
entire road back to the shop 20 miles away when the battery goes
dead?"
There was dead silence on the other end of the phone.
When the corn is ready to harvest, it has to have the proper sugar and
moisture content. If it is too wet, it has to be put in giant dryers that
burn natural or propane gas, and lots of it. Harvest time is critical
because if it degrades in sugar content or quality, it can drop the
value of his crop by half a million dollars or more. It is analyzed at
time of sale.
It is standard procedure to run these machines 10 to 12 days straight,24 hours a day at peak harvest time. When they need fuel, a tanker
truck delivers it, and the machines keep going.
John Deere's only answer is "we're working on it." They are being
pushed by the radical democrats in the government to force these
electric machines on the American farmer. These politicians are out of
control. They are messing with the production of food crops that feed
people and livestock ... all in the name of their "green dream" with no
thought about how to achieve their objective.
Combine this with the loss of grain in the Ukraine, look for the cost of
your "box of cornflakes" to triple or more in the next 24 months.
It might be hard to pay triple or even more for a "box of cornflakes." But if there
are NO cornflakes, that could be really hard, especially if you are used to eating
regularly!
Does this possibility along with other "green dream" possibilities resonate with
anyone?
