Not an unusual circumstance. Most businesses buy retail, including manufacturers.
Not an unusual circumstance. Most businesses buy retail, including manufacturers.
As someone who grew up on a farm, the only difference between "agricultural corporations" and "independent farmers" is one of scale. There's a practical reason for that, best illustrated by the following:
My grandfather farmed with the industry standard: a mule and a plow. My father moved from a mule and plow to the new industry standard: a tractor and two-row cultivator frame. Now, you can't profitably farm with such a set up. The issue is a combination of the cost of farming, and prices that farmers can get for what they grow/raise. Those I know still in the business are practically "agricultural corporations," though you wouldn't recognize their names.
The only farmers not interested in profit are hobbyists. Even there, I can tell you of one who was very dissatisfied with their investment in goats (feel free to call it a baa-aaa-aad idea). All farming is business, and if you can't turn a profit, you have to find something else to do.
BTW, the shift in scale began maybe over a century ago. During the Great Depression, the standard was the mule and plow, and farmers were beginning to be squeezed. There was a push for collectives, the idea being that it would increase yield and efficiency. Some US experiments in that direction didn't pan out, and the drop in equipment costs and increased yields made that a mote point.
There is a fellow here at B and B who is nuts about Mason jars. He can help you . And he has much tobacco juice.
I’m surprised that I wrote that. I’ll just call that ‘’Mysterium est.''
I figured he was talking about me (see my sig line)
My friend, Ford Motor Company does not go to Ace Hardware or Home Depot to buy fasteners.
I figured he was talking about me (see my sig line)
Not many ice storms in Venezuela.
All your base are belong to us.What?
I was just trying to add more confusion.I get the feeling that those who haven't worked an ice storm really don't get it. Oh, well.
In the United States, medical insurance often disappears when a person loses their job due to illness. If you have money, the doctors will find a way to take it. It's easier not to make much money in the first place and go on Medicaid. Don't get married, and if you are married, get a legal separation, so you don't have to pay your spouse's medical bills.
Start with a large fortune. You will lose money.