beanplanter - 8/10/2019 09:22
Angus8335 - 8/10/2019 07:11 I read the article to say 25 animal units per acre maximum. That’s 4000 animal units on 160 acres I don’t know what you’re worried about. ...Dennis
This forum is a constant flow of young guys inquiring about hog, chicken, & turkey barns.
They don't own 160 acres and many may never own that much land. Their only foot in the Ag door is their labor and a company contract that will barely float a building. You're slamming that door as if it's no big deal. What are the affects of locking out the youth? What is the average age of a farmer? Where do the answers to those questions lead this industry? How likely are the shunned to defend you in the future?
At first they came for X, but I didn't own X so it wasn't going to affect me. Then they came for Y, but I didn't own Y either so it didn't affect me. ... then they came for me.