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Posted by Bobl1958 on May 06, 2005 at 08:03:34 from (24.249.52.19):
In Reply to: Re: C.R.P. posted by Too Far Gone on May 05, 2005 at 20:09:56:
I promise you are closer to being right than you probably know. I worked for a large grain company in Arizona for several years. We developed some varieties of Barley that could stand the heat of the AZ desert. Government went to Saudi Arabia, subsidized seed, taught them the great farming practices that are common here, and lost the selling of the seed to them. That country certainly didn't have to worry about variety protection. I can remember when we subsidized 3 million metric tons of corn to Japan, who in turn sold it on the open market. Yep, we farmers have the government give us everything. Sorry to vent.
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