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NE Ridger
Posted 2/9/2014 13:50 (#3676024 - in reply to #3675899)
Subject: RE: Because they feel threatened.


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Old Pokey - 2/9/2014 13:05

rupert - 2/9/2014 09:54  The problem is alot of these die hard organic want all production switched to organic. Vacationed to colorado last summer and got to speak to a bunch of hippies. Talk about eye opening. They dont have a clue how ag works. They are very passionate and vocal about it and want laws enacted.

 I dont know where you come up with that one? Perhaps you have fell victim to bad information. I know of no organic producers that want their market flooded and margins reduced. They do however, want the ability to grow certified organic products without pollution from other properties. That is not an unrealistic thing to wish for. May be unrealistic to expect it to happen, but not to wish for.

 You might be surprised how educated those hippies are in agriculture. You may not agree with them and that makes it appear they are clueless, but in reality, they simply do not agree with your ideals of how agriculture should be. In their minds you may be the clueless one. ? IMO.

 Not meant to be mean to you rupert or anything. Just my point of view which I am 100% entitled to as anyone else.



Old Pokey, I'm gonna call you on this one. Organic producers and organic consumers are not always the same group. Organic producers who are in it for the money are realistic enough to not want their market flooded. But the organic movement, overall, certainly does want conventional ag eliminated. I've attended the MOSES conference in Lacrosse, WI twice now. They describe themselves as "the country’s largest conference on organic and sustainable farming." I base my understanding of the organic movement on the people who attend that conference. Some do have a decent idea about how agriculture works, and many do not. But the people who are passionate about organic food are that passionate because they are convinced that conventional agriculture is poisoning the earth, destroying the environment, and in general causing or contributing to every evil that befalls this earth.
You are absolutely correct that I feel a bit threatened by that attitude. I also think it's wrong. And a lot of the general public are being misled by that movement. The organic movement is fear based. A fear of conventional agriculture. At some point, there will be laws to ban conventional farming. And that, I believe, will be bad for everyone.

Edited by NE Ridger 2/9/2014 13:53
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