Research needed! I'm a cyber guy in the Midwest, lots of noise lately about big ag tech but it's surfacing as university or start-up run tech organizations. Sounds very 2030-ish, usual excuses like labor shortage etc. The Grand Farm for example is pretty cool, lots of great stuff, but the underpinnings feel very globohomo-ish. Talking with a major player in this space and they fear that when this tech is fully operational, autonomous tractors, watering, feeding etc. One of his biggest concerns is, the region does not comply with directives, what happens to production? If the farmer wants to produce edible beans instead of soybeans what happens to Farmers equipment when it can all be completely in all the controlled?
What happens when thousands of farmers are being paid via grants to get rid of their traditional tractors and move to fully automated or autonomy enabled tractors?
Does any of this stuff, with massive investments by Microsoft, correlate with Bill Gates' recent moves in ND and other parts of the Midwest?
The folks appear all very excited because they get to be part of something cool for a change. There's a heavy dosage of in the name of safety we should have uavs flying everywhere to solve all the problems...
Which again are all great ideas but we definitely need to keep our eyes on it.
Everyone no matter where you live needs to learn how to grow your food. You'd be surprised how little you can live on when the nutrients are intact and plenty. Some of the most nutrient dense plants on the planet are leafy greens, which will grow in containers on a window sill and are cut and come again crops. It doesn't matter if you can't grow 100% of your food needs, just start growing, as much as you can, supplementation will go far when your health and your life depend on it. Save seeds.
In addition, learn how to can your food. Buy meat today and go home and can a year's supply, then just maintain your supply. Your home canned food will be good for far more than a year, many people have opened and eaten 5 year old canned foods with no problems. Not saying you should wait that long to eat it, just letting you know you can in fact wait longer than 1 year. Do what you can now to secure yourself. Small yard, apartment, doesn't matter. Start where you are. Do what you can. Don't stop. Teach everyone you know to do the same.
Oh yes, I dehydrate too. But the ability to get meat out of the freezer and in the pantry due to canning is life changing. Especially if there are rolling blackouts, or emergencies.
Listening to the CISO of the state of ND. Constantly Muh Ukraine, Russia is attacking muh Ukraine, farms can all be shut down by muh Russia remotely... K. I've been to Ukraine and Russia, multiple times. 90% farms I'm aware of over there are not intelligent farms. They are still 1960's small-med farms. But he's got the talking points. Hoping the governor can work towards enlightening these "public servants.*