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Jonathank92 t1_j0gj3d6 wrote

Reply to comment by Isaac4777 in Cellular agriculture and other emerging food technologies could release 80% of the worlds farm land currently used for meat and dairy production back to nature by DannyMcDanface1

Government buyout of their land for conservation, programs to train them in other trades, etc. government employs a lot of smart people. There are always options

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growsomegarlic t1_j0h5rnw wrote

It's in the Government's best interest for farmers to stay right where they live and for them to keep their skills and farming equipment current so that we have a fallback plan in case we need it.

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Jonathank92 t1_j0hokoq wrote

Not when farmers need to eat today. The world as a collective isn’t going to forget traditional farming methods overnight. If things change and we need to revert we can and will. When the government puts money and effort behind something the wheels get moving

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Neil_Live-strong t1_j0ky7wo wrote

Yeah and if we needed to bring farmers back you can be sure a Bloomberg type would be involved and he knows how to farm, “you put seed in some dirt, give a little a water and there you go. I like people with a little more grey matter.” That would go very well and I’m sure there would be no famine like the dozens of other times people who knew nothing about farming tried to control it.

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Lazy_Jellyfish7676 t1_j0hyqhg wrote

That would go well. No one would die I’m sure. Maybe your not from the United States. But here the people own land not the government.

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wwwwolfe t1_j0iz3f3 wrote

I was taught in Real Estate class that the government DOES own the land in the United States. We, the People, only own the right to use it. And that right can be revoked at any time, through the process of condemnation. Typically, the government pays a fair market value (or usually, a bit more) for the land; but they don't really have to. The principles that are involved include "highest, best use of land" and Manifest Destiny. Private land ownership in the U.S. is simply a common misconception.

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