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	<title>Comments on: There&#8217;s an answer to this you know?</title>
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	<description>It is all obvious or trivial except...</description>
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		<title>By: gene berman</title>
		<link>http://timworstall.com/2008/08/24/theres-an-answer-to-this-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-20902</link>
		<dc:creator>gene berman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>David:

Here in the US, there has also been a dramatic fall-off in the number of available seasonal (especially harvest pickers) laborers. Many farmers have simply abandoned &quot;truck&quot; crops in favor of soybeans. But at least some, nearly everywhere, try to cater to consumers willing to do some of the work (picking) themselves. It&#039;s mostly confined to fruit and berries but not entirely. It must be a reasonably successful tactic--the ones that do it seem to continue.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David:</p>
<p>Here in the US, there has also been a dramatic fall-off in the number of available seasonal (especially harvest pickers) laborers. Many farmers have simply abandoned &#8220;truck&#8221; crops in favor of soybeans. But at least some, nearly everywhere, try to cater to consumers willing to do some of the work (picking) themselves. It&#8217;s mostly confined to fruit and berries but not entirely. It must be a reasonably successful tactic&#8211;the ones that do it seem to continue.</p>
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		<title>By: David</title>
		<link>http://timworstall.com/2008/08/24/theres-an-answer-to-this-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-20893</link>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;The bottom line is, if there are not enough pairs of hands on the farm when a crop is coming towards the end, the farmers will just have to shut the gate and walk away, leaving good, unpicked British produce still on the plant. That is criminal,’ he added.&quot;
That gives me an idea of where they can get labourers from.  How about commnuity service being measured in kg of strawberries?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The bottom line is, if there are not enough pairs of hands on the farm when a crop is coming towards the end, the farmers will just have to shut the gate and walk away, leaving good, unpicked British produce still on the plant. That is criminal,’ he added.&#8221;<br />
That gives me an idea of where they can get labourers from.  How about commnuity service being measured in kg of strawberries?</p>
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		<title>By: gene berman</title>
		<link>http://timworstall.com/2008/08/24/theres-an-answer-to-this-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-20880</link>
		<dc:creator>gene berman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Or plant a different crop less dependent on the seasonally-available or itinersant labor.

Or  engross--by buying, selling, or &#039;cooperating&quot; your holding--to  at least the minimum size conducive  to mechanized processes.

I&#039;d point out that, here in the US, even grain farms of many thousands of acres, mechanized &quot;to the hilt&quot; for most processes, are still &quot;too small&quot; to afford mechanized harvesting and must employ huge, roving harvest units at the appropriate times.  Nothing beats common (economic) sense!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Or plant a different crop less dependent on the seasonally-available or itinersant labor.</p>
<p>Or  engross&#8211;by buying, selling, or &#8216;cooperating&#8221; your holding&#8211;to  at least the minimum size conducive  to mechanized processes.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d point out that, here in the US, even grain farms of many thousands of acres, mechanized &#8220;to the hilt&#8221; for most processes, are still &#8220;too small&#8221; to afford mechanized harvesting and must employ huge, roving harvest units at the appropriate times.  Nothing beats common (economic) sense!</p>
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		<title>By: Kit</title>
		<link>http://timworstall.com/2008/08/24/theres-an-answer-to-this-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-20869</link>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Or move your farms to countries which have a cheaper workforce.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Or move your farms to countries which have a cheaper workforce.</p>
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