well stated sir.
John Bruguiere
Dickie Bros. Orchard
7th generation owner
On 1/29/2017 4:28 PM, Kurt W. Alstede wrote:
Hello Fellow Horticulturalists and Farmers,
I debated whether I should opine or not…there seems to be so little
tolerance these days for alternative view points. Yet, to suggest
that politics don’t influence our businesses and farms would be not
only a mistake but also a disservice to our goal of helping and
supporting one another who grow apples. What I can share with you
with confidence as a full time family farm owner in New Jersey is that
farming under the Obama administration was more difficult, more
costly, and much more challenging than any other time in my 35 years
of farming. I have seen a steady increase in the direct costs
associated with regulatory compliance as well as the amount of
management time that I and my team spend simply making sure that our
business can operate….none of which helps us grow a better apple for
our customers. We are only 10 days into the new administration and I
can tell you that I look forward to the opportunity to advance our
family business to the next generation in an environment that once
again values and rewards the entrepreneur, hard work, rural values,
and the risk that we all take each year as farmers. I also look
forward to a positive business environment that will allow us to
expand our farm, purchase and preserve more farmland, employ more
people, and stimulate the local economy.
Simply stated….I am very excited!
Best wishes for a successful growing season and may God Bless the
United States of America.
*Kurt W. Alstede*
General Manager,
Alstede Farms, LLC
P.O. Box 278
1 Alstede Farms Lane,
Chester, New Jersey 07930
United States of America
Tel: 908-879-7189
Fax: 908-879-7815
www.alstedefarms.com <http://www.alstedefarms.com>
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*From:*apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.com] *On
Behalf Of *Vincent Philion
*Sent:* Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:14 PM
*To:* Apple-Crop discussion list
*Subject:* Re: [Apple-Crop] Future of Extension Assistance to Apple Crop
Please keep "alternative facts" and politics out of this thread.
Vincent Philion, agr., M.Sc.
Le 29 janv. 2017 à 16:06, Hugh Thomas <hughthoma...@gmail.com
<mailto:hughthoma...@gmail.com>> a écrit :
The intended effect was to promote the idea that the right wing
extremist Donald Trump was trying to suppress opposition voices.
Contrast this to the fact that for years the fascist left has
threatened any scientist that questions global warming. The death
penalty has been called for many times. By the way, the idea:
“97% of scientists agree…” is just more fake news.
On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Daniel Cooley <dcoo...@umass.edu
<mailto:dcoo...@umass.edu>> wrote:
Since journalists are among the most dishonest human beings on
earth, we probably should all just stop paying attention to the
news, and let the new administration get on with the important
business of making America great again. No offense Con, but
America first!
But if you’re not inclined to stop paying attention, it turns out
the USDA kerfuffle came about from an internal decision, not the
White House. It strikes me as typical of ARS culture.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/firestorm-over-supposed-gag-order-agricultural-scientists-was-self-inflicted-wound
Dan
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