Re: Round-up Ready Soybeans

ec Roberts (ecr@ivic.net)
Thu, 21 Aug 97 18:19:25 PDT

Hey, folks,
While we are speaking of costs, real and hidden, I've never seen addr=
essed
the increase/decrease in manpower hours relating to susag vs. chemag.
My own experience is that (manufactured) chemical-free farming
increases the manpower requirements significantly, per unit of harvest. =

Question is: by how much?
Hmmmmm.
Bob
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> Rich Molini wrote:
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> >
> > Yes, Steve the field may be clean and the cost is 2/3 of what
> > you had spent previously. The question we should ask is "what is the
> > real cost?".
{snip}
> > Thanks
> > Rich Molini, Atlanta,INRich,
> "What is the real cost?" You are right in stating that this is the ques=
tion
> that should be asked, as it is the
> very essence of being a sustainable farmer.
{snip}
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