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My uncle has been a farmer for quite a while and his children took on the farm after he "retired" (you never really retire when you're a farmer). I've worked
by Outpox 9y ago
My uncle has been a farmer for quite a while and his children took on the farm after he "retired" (you never really retire when you're a farmer).
I've worked with them and I've never seen them water the crops. They don't even own the tools to do so and yet they're growing cereals (and a hundred cows) on 300 acres.
They live in the east of France where I've never seen crops being watered.
Not to say that you're wrong but I can't confirm your statement given my experience with farmers.
- Retric 9y ago300 acres is a tiny farm especially for a mix of cereals and cows. It's only going to profitable with massive subsidies and as doing a better job is probably not that important vs. collecting government handouts. I don't know how most of France operates, but small operations are generally a vast waste of resources.
- Outpox 8y agoMy bad I got my math wrong, it's 330 hectares which equals roughly 815 acres.