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Hello!
I’m the Executive Director of Circle L Rescue located in NE Oklahoma. We specialize in rescuing and rehabilitating large and giant breed dogs, as well as abused, neglected and unwanted horses.
We are on multiple social media platforms (Circle L Rescue), as well as CircleLRescue.org
Thank you for this forum!
Yes. Agricultural producers are being paid to destroy crops.
However, this is not a new practice.
Remember when the dairy industry had such a surplus, that dairy farmers were literally pouring milk down the drains, due to closed brick and mortar schools, and restaurants? Those producers were compensated for that loss.
Now, when we start talking about row crops and such, yes. The same does happen. Many times the Fed government will basically financially incentivize destroying crops. To where the producer is paid more money to destroy the field, than they would receive for that product at market.
We produce pecans and lamb. Pecans are an every other year crop, and I can personally attest that our USDA service center contacted us in late spring, that the federal government would subsidize our pecan harvest, if we did not sell to the open market. Now, we typically do not. We are a very small producer, only around 8-10,000 pounds. We did not take the payment, because we don’t sell to the market. Our nuts are sold to a local pecan facility.
On the sheep end, we also are a small producer, and sell locally. We haven’t experienced being asked not to market our lamb/mutton.
I don’t fully understand the reasoning behind it. I think it has something to do with stabilizing the prices of commodities on the open market – to not be as reactive to actual crop production. Meaning, if corn has a great year nationwide, and is in abundance, that would cause the prices of corn to fall. Corn, especially, is almost in EVERYTHING from fuel, to plastics, to junk foods. However, if a portion of that corn is destroyed, and never enters the market, then the available bushels are somehwat consistent from year to year, and thereby stabilizes the price. That’s my THEORY.
Hi I’m Amanda. I’m the Director of a 501c3 nonprofit dog and horse rescue.
I’m here to share and gain knowledge, in order to best provide for my family & the animals in my care (our entire farm included).
We raise a flock of hair sheep, have a couple of retired horses, a pack of Great Danes, one German Shepherd, ducks, chickens, geese, donkeys, and I’m sure I’m totally missing someone.
We have 3 adult daughters, and one Angel son.
I have multiple sclerosis, so the summer growing season is very hard on me. We failed at getting a garden put in this year. We don’t have much financially, and I’m worried we are going to get caught with our pants down, so to speak.
