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Well, I'm disappointed I didn't find anyone I was looking for. BUT. I think I know why. The people I'm looking for are:
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- Too early in development to be at this show
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- Too unconventional/innovative to be at this show
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- Too niche to be at this show
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Where will I find the right people?
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Well, find out what shows pasturebird and the like go to - and go there!
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Opportunities you see:
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- can myocorhizae grow up to the top layers of soil and thus mitigate the impacts of stratification?
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- strip till
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- What can we grow instead of corn/beans?
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- wheat
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- What compliments?
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- what animal?
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- can an autonomous platform like 360Rain dosomething else?
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- planting
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- strip-till (this doesn't need to be timely)
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- harvest - giant tube for combine offloading
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- we need a manbox
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- we could use a tire mover
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- oooh neat idea with a winch
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a lot more unsatisfying answers than open-ended questions
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is the mechanical mind dim? unlit? do i need to cast it off? this is the question i have...
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# 100A farm
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goal: make a living off of 100 acres (1.5m) farming
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100a x $4/a x X = $200k -> X = 500 Bu/A ($2000/a)
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ok, well what if you grow organic?
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100a x $10/a x X = $200k -> X = 200 Bu/A ($2000/a)
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The premium makes it more attainable...
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spoonfeeding seems like the only possible way
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which like, okay...
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do you put it all under a 360Rain-type system?
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How do you do it without insane inputs?
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Crops
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- Mushrooms
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- Microgreens
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- Lavender
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- Goji Berries
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- Garlic: $1-2/lb x 15000 lb/A = $20,000 / A (wait... what!? that's crazy. also - 15,000 lb/A is on par with corn in tonnage)
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- What varieties are not sold at farmer's markets?
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- become THE LOCAL GARLIC GUY
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Find a CSA and fill their voids
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A bit of knowledge from farm simulator: "Never sell something that can be converted into something else"
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guys who say the small farm / gardening isn't real farming... well... they're making a good living, no?
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# THF
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- The check is in the mail... need to see if Net30 terms are OK
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- Slower is OK!
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- Do we need to grease?>>>
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