New Posts For Thread: Mexico's Food Production Dropshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Dropswww.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=47058...This article reports that Mexico's food production dropped by 40% which is catastrophic for a poor country. People will flee from this famine to the US. I do not blame them one bit.It looks to me like we're just going to have to get serious about growing more of our own.If we get halfways good at it, we'll be better off, and I don't think they can take that away from us.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=521243907#521243907It looks to me like we're just going to have to get serious about growing more of our own.If we get halfways good at it, we'll be better off, and I don't think they can take that away from us.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:54:08 -0500This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zonehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520743105#520743105This thread was moved from the Hot Topics ZoneTue, 12 Jun 2012 11:39:55 -0500>>>>>>> If this is true, I cannot blame them.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520331985#520331985>>>>>>> If this is true, I cannot blame them.Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:51:15 -0500Yes, that is sadly true, Roodog.When these other nations nationalise the foreign "investments", however, also otherwise rational people cry "foul" and "commie" and "this goes against free trade"...In Europe, more precisely Spain, there has been muchhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520290709#520290709Yes, that is sadly true, Roodog.When these other nations nationalise the foreign "investments", however, also otherwise rational people cry "foul" and "commie" and "this goes against free trade"...In Europe, more precisely Spain, there has been muchThu, 31 May 2012 11:48:20 -0500Char, the problem is, when you nationalize a big corporation, all you get is a poorly run big corporation. When you nationalize (or "collectivize", as it used to be quaintly called) farming, you get a catastrophe.Government planning of economic actihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520282079#520282079Char, the problem is, when you nationalize a big corporation, all you get is a poorly run big corporation. When you nationalize (or "collectivize", as it used to be quaintly called) farming, you get a catastrophe.Government planning of economic actiThu, 31 May 2012 08:00:14 -0500Yes, that is sadly true, Roodog.When these other nations nationalise the foreign "investments", however, also otherwise rational people cry "foul" and "commie" and "this goes against free trade"...In Europe, more precisely Spain, there has been muchhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520273477#520273477Yes, that is sadly true, Roodog.When these other nations nationalise the foreign "investments", however, also otherwise rational people cry "foul" and "commie" and "this goes against free trade"...In Europe, more precisely Spain, there has been muchThu, 31 May 2012 02:11:19 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520261435#520261435Wed, 30 May 2012 17:20:20 -0500There are several aspects to this.Local droughts (which can and will happen anyplace- at any time- climate change or not).Long term droughts (or other impacts) of climate change.Agricultural practices, agribusiness, monoculture.And government actionhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520253609#520253609There are several aspects to this.Local droughts (which can and will happen anyplace- at any time- climate change or not).Long term droughts (or other impacts) of climate change.Agricultural practices, agribusiness, monoculture.And government actionWed, 30 May 2012 13:42:12 -0500As was pointed out several times before on this thread (didn't you read that??), producers in other nations will be much more capable to grow & sell(!) their own food once they are not priced out of the market by US monoculture produce any more.[/quohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520229335#520229335As was pointed out several times before on this thread (didn't you read that??), producers in other nations will be much more capable to grow & sell(!) their own food once they are not priced out of the market by US monoculture produce any more.[/quoTue, 29 May 2012 22:27:46 -0500Unfortunately, Industrial-Scale Agriculture is PART of what is KILLING The Living Planet Earth, which ultimately comes back upon us well-meaning Humans who sincerely want to "Feed The World" with our near-Miraculous Technologies of Chemical Fertilizehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29134165/Mexicos_Food_Production_Drops?post_id=520229265#520229265Unfortunately, Industrial-Scale Agriculture is PART of what is KILLING The Living Planet Earth, which ultimately comes back upon us well-meaning Humans who sincerely want to "Feed The World" with our near-Miraculous Technologies of Chemical FertilizeTue, 29 May 2012 22:22:35 -0500