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The point is that everyone except farmers are profiting from the data the farmers are helping to collect. Perhaps the better question is "why should everyone ex
by weberc2 10y ago
The point is that everyone except farmers are profiting from the data the farmers are helping to collect. Perhaps the better question is "why should everyone except farmers get to nickel and dime research in this way?"
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoI didn't read that. I read that no money was changing hands; just agreements. And of course the farmers benefit greatly; that's the whole point of it all, to make better yields.
- weberc2 10y agoWhy do you think increasing yields greatly benefits farmers? If the pencil industry doubles its output, do you imagine their profits will increase twofold?
- costcopizza 10y agoNote he said better rather than increase. Better could mean anything from maintaining current output with less costs to increasing the quality of your crop.
- weberc2 10y agoThe phrase "better yields" is exactly synonymous with "increased yields". A crop's yield is its volume, measured in bushels. There is literally no other way to interpret this. Citation: I grew up on a farm, and my family has farmed for at least 200 years. EDIT: This is a particularly weird reason to downvote me...
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoAnd that'd be pedantic. Better can be more cost-effective, cheaper in time or money or equipment or quality of land required. I grew up on a farm, live on one now, my family has farmed for 300 years, so I guess I win?
- weberc2 10y agoYou seem to think you're disagreeing with me, but everything you said is consistent with my description.