Lesson in local farm culture

[hbevert]

In speaking this past weekend with a worker with a non-profit organization that meets with farmers and owners to spread information on and techniques of sustainable farming practices, we heard a real eye-opening bit of information. In this area, a vast amount of acreage is owned by absentee landlords who rent out the land to farmers who may not

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[baron_berwyn]

As an absentee landowner, I trust the farmer to practice accepted land-use techniques. Of course, he's my nephew-in-law.

[hbevert]

I bet you actually communicate with him more than once a lifetime about what's up on the farm, too.

[falashad]

Hm... I know that the family still owns land in the states where my Great-Grandfather first homesteaded and we rent it out but I know they do actually talk to the farmers more than once a year. Interesting how it all works out.