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Dan G.'s avatar

One of the issues that was not brought up on this podcast is the bureau of land management. Out west most of the land and ranchlands are not owned by private individuals, but are owned by Uncle Sam and are managed by BLM. You have to secure a grazing permit to graze the land.

When it comes to “new equipment” we have a problem with overly complicated and luxurious equipment designed to meet ridiculous emission standards. If you buy a utility tractor that’s over 75 hp, it comes with a blue deaf or diesel particulate filter. This requires you to add BlueDef to your tractor and regenerate the particulates leading to self-destruction of the tractor. It is the same issue with trucks. They’ve gotten larger, more complicated to work on, and significantly more expensive.

There are many other factors that distort the agricultural markets as well….

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Phillip McGiffin's avatar

Why don't they use their real names? Are they ashamed to be associated with this project?

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