This is harder to say. Our system is robust so there may be price spikes but it is difficult to know for how long typically the cure for higher prices is higher prices-

But to go through

Wheat- globally wheat is doing fine plenty to go around so this will have little impact on consumers- if however another Ukraine style impact occurs wheat prices will likely rise.

Beef- we may enter a period of sustained higher prices. If beef is important to you it would be advisable to buy a quarter or a half for your own storage

Eggs- right now buying eggs is cheap and it means this is a great source of protein. While egg producers don’t want low prices if there are low prices they hope that demand surges (it likely will) which will even put prices

Water- this is a matter of hope and prayer… in the Midwest the water situation will likely (if you look at 100 year averages) even out over the next year or so… droughts have a way of causing more droughts so it’s something to be aware of but little one can do

Id like to get the Collins on Nostr to see what they think on topics like these. Like if the world population is going to plummet, maybe we can get america to have grasslands taller than a horse again 🤷‍♂️

The interesting thing about that chart is that much of the improvement is from corn- an important feedstock for CAFO livestock.

Wheat and rice are more direct food sources and haven’t benefited as dramatically from the types of innovation we see in corn and soybeans.

I absolutely believe wheat yield can be pushed in high management systems, but instances of doing that are rare, and often rotational to achieve other ends.

Another thing of note- Stock to Use ratio really hasn’t changed much over the timeline. So we are raising more crop on fewer acres to feed and fuel a greater number of people. At the same time, urban sprawl is steadily chewing into some the most productive lands- hardly the highest and best use from an agronomic point of view.

I would love to visit with a mob theory or chaos theory person about where this all goes. Some market theory states “Resources will find their highest and best use in an unregulated system”. That is an impossibility. Every system is regulated by a number of factors- ecological, climate, finance, time, capacity, and so forth then eventually bias and preference which we can call human policy. This might be a great topic for your podcast, if you can find an interesting person to visit with.

The interesting thing about that chart is that much of the improvement is from corn- an important feedstock for CAFO livestock.

Wheat and rice are more direct food sources and haven’t benefited as dramatically from the types of innovation we see in corn and soybeans.

I absolutely believe wheat yield can be pushed in high management systems, but instances of doing that are rare, and often rotational to achieve other ends.

Another thing of note- Stock to Use ratio really hasn’t changed much over the timeline. So we are raising more crop on fewer acres to feed and fuel a greater number of people. At the same time, urban sprawl is steadily chewing into some the most productive lands- hardly the highest and best use from an agronomic point of view.

I would love to visit with a mob theory or chaos theory person about where this all goes. Some market theory states “Resources will find their highest and best use in an unregulated system”. That is an impossibility. Every system is regulated by a number of factors- ecological, climate, finance, time, capacity, and so forth then eventually bias and preference which we can call human policy. This might be a great topic for your podcast, if you can find an interesting person to visit with.

The interesting thing about that chart is that much of the improvement is from corn- an important feedstock for CAFO livestock.

Wheat and rice are more direct food sources and haven’t benefited as dramatically from the types of innovation we see in corn and soybeans.

I absolutely believe wheat yield can be pushed in high management systems, but instances of doing that are rare, and often rotational to achieve other ends.

Another thing of note- Stock to Use ratio really hasn’t changed much over the timeline. So we are raising more crop on fewer acres to feed and fuel a greater number of people. At the same time, urban sprawl is steadily chewing into some the most productive lands- hardly the highest and best use from an agronomic point of view.

I would love to visit with a mob theory or chaos theory person about where this all goes. Some market theory states “Resources will find their highest and best use in an unregulated system”. That is an impossibility. Every system is regulated by a number of factors- ecological, climate, finance, time, capacity, and so forth then eventually bias and preference which we can call human policy. This might be a great topic for your podcast, if you can find an interesting person to visit with.

Ponds aren’t tough to make- depending on topography and size they can be pretty easy.

A small Cat like D4 or D6 will make a pond in short order.

Saluting is right- every time we slow the water cycle on the ground surface we create a system larger than the sun of its parts.

Build the pond(s), plant some cattails and trees, introduce fish- you are well on your way to a solid system.