UPS saved 3 Million Gallons of Gas-- By Not Turning Left

I guess someone has to even out all the left turns NASCAR drivers make....

"Mapping out routes for its drivers, drastically reducing the number of left-hand turns they make helped the company shave 28.5 million miles off its delivery routes, which has resulted in savings of roughly three million gallons of gas and has reduced CO2 emissions by 31,000 metric tons."

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Christian Guy Totally Owns Mormons

Ooops, I guess those two Mormon missionaries should of went in and got some whoppers....

"Two Mormons bike messengers approach a group of guys in a Burger King parking lot to try to spread the word. One of the guys they approach drops some real knowledge and makes them look like complete fools."

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Weed it and Reap

Interesting commentary from yesterday's New York Times about the new Farm Bill that is coming up from approval. The Farm Bill is what dictates how the direction different Ag Agencies move (mine included). The big beef in the article is the argument against payments to farmers as subsidies, disaster payments and direct payments. I hope people took the time and read it, since agriculture affects everyone who eats in this country.

A Town That Only Has Water 3 Hours a Day in America

I saw this headline on the news this morning, they made it out to be some HUGE tragedy, I guess they needed global warming consipiracy fuel. An interesting read if you have a few minutes.

Mayor Tony Reames drives up to the community's towering water tank and releases the tank's meager water supply for a period of 3 hours.

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Glenn Beck Blames California Wildfires On The ‘Damn Environmentalists'

About time someone stands up against the crazy California fruits and nuts. And a CNN reporter too, he must be trying to get fired. Same thing happened in Tahoe this summer, dumb environmental laws prevented homeowners from defending their homes. Makes you feel bad about people's homes going up in flames, but when they do it to themselves, it's hard to feel sorry for them. Story goes as follows-

Last night, CNN Headline News host Glenn Beck blamed California’s massive wildfires on the “damn environmentalists” and their “bad environmental policies.” He also claimed that global warming has nothing to do with the situation, stating, “[I]f I hear global warming one more time, blood is going to shoot out of my eyes.”

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Nobel Committee Bypassed Holocaust Savior for Al Gore

Fresh from Boortz , (one of his reading assignments), A story about one of the 180 nominees that was up for the Nobel Peace Prize with Algore. Saving Jewish kids in the Holocaust isn't as important as a movie on "global warming"? See the story here, or first reading assignment on the Boortz page. As Rush said, "this just proves that the Nobel prizes have lost all their credibility." Even though I am not jewish, I salute you Irena Sendler for sacraficing your life to save 2,500 others.

Reply to "The Future Shape of Agriculture"

I was reading an article written by the Panhandle Poet on his blog, and decided to comment, and felt it would be best to take space on my blog and not his comment window. So click the link above, read the article entitled "The Future Shape of Agriculture", then read my comments-

Very well thought out written outlook of the food and fiber industry. Here are some more points to consider:

*Water is going to become very expensive, whether it's the rights to use the water or the process to filter water to make it potable. I read an interview with T. Boone Pickens, a oil tycoon, and he stated that he is starting to buy up property just for the access to aquifers, because water will be the next oil. There's already a push for agriculture producers to contribute as much water to as they take out, either by building recharge pits, or buying water credits.

*I am for these urban "rooftop" farms, this would take some of the a little pressure off of farmers for supply, but also it will give urbanites an idea of where their food comes from. Educating their consumers is one of the problems agriculture faces, people thinking their food comes from warehouses and factories. I think people are starting to take more interest in their food, and being only feet from the farm instead of miles is better for everyone.

*There is going to need to be a large amount of capital needed to make agriculture sustainable. All of the technologies talked about here still need quite a bit of tweeking before they become effective. The only two sources of income coming in to an Agriculture Production is from product (food and fiber), or federal (taxes)and non-federal assistance. I think America's history of low food prices is coming to the end. I think there is an emerging market for local products, especially with the focus on CO2 emissions and cost of transportation.

Anyway, to sum things up, I think it's going to be an interesting time to be in Agriculture. I think that there will be more focus on "wise use" (definition of Conservation), and the 3 R's (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle). The technology coming out will be interesting, and a whole lot of paradigms will be changed.


Stay Tuned.