Shocking to know that a few corporations control all aspects of food production. The individual farmer is going out. All the worlds food is being controlled by impersonal CEO's. In every country, people who lived by farming for generations are forced to move to cities and slums while huge agri corporations take the land and water to produce hydrocarbon reliant food stocks. Let's see, "You can eat, you cannot". We the people won't be making that decision.
@jjstoney1 It is a big problem and, you're right, companies like Cargill have huge power over the food supply. However, I'm seeing a lot of "local food" action here in North Carolina which ultimately may restore the balance somewhat as well as minimize the amount of oil needed to transport food across the country and the world.
Great videos,people need to learn to diversify and not have all thier eggs in one basket.Monocrops and feed lots/large scale animal sheds are killing us....In the USA we grow for quantity not quality.....
We need to think and grow local without the use of petroleum based pesticides and fertilizer.....
@pdsavage Thanks for the comment. What's interesting is that my education about these issues in agriculture were actually fostered by my local Ag Extension guy, who is very concerned with peak oil and its possible effects on our food supply.
Sorry the acting wasn't to your taste. The actor has been in a lot of indie films in the Wilmington and Triangle part of North Carolina. The only value in watching a dramatization is to try to show the possible effect of things that haven't actually happened yet, like gasoline at $10 a gallon.
I'm sorry you felt the farmer was portrayed was as a "stupid redneck" I thought it was important to show how agricultural is impacted by the price of oil. My consultant for this segment was the local ag extension officer and the herd shown is the herd owned by my neighbor whose family has been farming in Orange County for almost 250 years. None of those folks felt that I was talking down to farming. Sorry it seemed that way to you.
I'm a geologist or chemist (are you?) but I believe that folks who have devoted their life to the geology of oil know what they are talking about. As far as I can see, the only truly renewable energy source is sunlight (at least for a couple million more years).
Uhhh, how can you say the sun and miss fusion?!? Making tritium and deuterium ain't that tough, and you get no waste product.
Nice evasive answer though, pretty cool how you tried to use argument from authority. Still waiting, how did all that methane get out to Saturn's moons? Find the answer, and you'll find out that natural gas and fossil fuels are renewable.
I use an "argument from authority" because I am not an expert in these matters. Sounds you have an expert's insight in the chemistry of the solar system. Please help me understand the implication of methane on Saturn.
First the methane is on Titan, one of Saturn's moons.
The implications should be simple to derive. If methane was created on Titan, it is through abiogenic processes. Knowing that geological processes can create methane, it's easy to infer that they are happening on Earth as well. Simply put, methane is a renewable resource, and the earth is creating it all the time.
Under high pressure, like that found in the mantle of the Earth, it's been shown that methane can be converted to crude oils.
The Chimaera gas seep, near Antalya (SW Turkey), has continuously been active for millennia and it is known to be the source of the first Olympic fire in the Hellenistic period. Chimaera represents the biggest emission of abiogenic methane on land discovered so far; deep and pressurized gas accumulations necessary to sustain the gas flow for millennia, likely charged by an active inorganic source, may be present.
Thanks for the information. I've learned that there are both organic and inorganic sources for methane. However it still seems pretty clear the mass production our economy depends on is from organic sources. If Chimaera is the biggest emission of its kind, it's a very very small fraction of natural gas production. Worse yet, while natural gas seems relatively abundant, turning it into the crude oil by-products we depend on doesn't appear to be anywhere near feasible.
It's a lot easier than you can imagine, all you need is pressure and a metal catalyst.
Oils are just long chain hydrocarbons, there really isn't anything special or complicated about this stuff. There are plenty of organic/inorganic options, just keep learning your chemistry.
The chemical companies know people aren't very familiar with it, so they get away with murder.
Absolutely correct. Only two of the folks interviewed in the news segments were people who actually have that job - all the rest are actors. The piece is a docudrama intended to show a range of the possible effects of this problem.
I had a political science prof many years ago who predicted a possible / likely war with China during this century. Hopefully, the end of cheap oil will result in more local and less global supply chains, which might diminish this possibility.
Cuba lost its oil supply when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and the people survived, though they lost on average 20 pounds. We could do as well. Might be good for us. I know it would be for me.
It's certainly true that I could lose 20 pounds but not so true for the new baby across the street. Food shortages are the kind of thing Americans simply haven't experienced here in the memory of everyone living today. I'm afraid it might be pretty grim, but I hope we can get ready.
Local doesn't matter. First time since 1971 we could not afford fertilizer this year for our hay crop. Price doubled. Our neighbor spent 26 thousand dollars to fertilize for 100 acres of corn. We raise our beef for local consumption, and still don't know if we will make it. Never mind not being able to drive. Will we be able to eat.
Have you looked into composting your own fertilizer? I do it for my garden (granted it's not anything like 100 acres) and I've had great success. I use very very little commercial soil amendments. I also use vermiculture and it's as good as anything you can buy in bag.
If you have a herd a cattle, you have an amazing amount of fertilizer at your disposal. Best of luck with your crop and cattle this year.
Thanks for your comment. My next project is about local food.
The problem this farmer in North Carolina has isn't local food - people eat beef here - it's slaughter houses and food processing. The production of beef is centered around moving the product relatively long distances today. This will change, but it doesn't change overnight and people go out of business in the meantime.
Shocking to know that a few corporations control all aspects of food production. The individual farmer is going out. All the worlds food is being controlled by impersonal CEO's. In every country, people who lived by farming for generations are forced to move to cities and slums while huge agri corporations take the land and water to produce hydrocarbon reliant food stocks. Let's see, "You can eat, you cannot". We the people won't be making that decision.
jjstoney1 1 year ago
@jjstoney1 It is a big problem and, you're right, companies like Cargill have huge power over the food supply. However, I'm seeing a lot of "local food" action here in North Carolina which ultimately may restore the balance somewhat as well as minimize the amount of oil needed to transport food across the country and the world.
TurnipVideo 1 year ago
Great videos,people need to learn to diversify and not have all thier eggs in one basket.Monocrops and feed lots/large scale animal sheds are killing us....In the USA we grow for quantity not quality.....
We need to think and grow local without the use of petroleum based pesticides and fertilizer.....
pdsavage 1 year ago
@pdsavage Thanks for the comment. What's interesting is that my education about these issues in agriculture were actually fostered by my local Ag Extension guy, who is very concerned with peak oil and its possible effects on our food supply.
TurnipVideo 1 year ago
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brradsullivan 2 years ago
I'm not sure what you're saying. It is a "docudrama" ( dramatization) not a documentary. I hope that was clear.
TurnipVideo 2 years ago
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brradsullivan 2 years ago
Sorry the acting wasn't to your taste. The actor has been in a lot of indie films in the Wilmington and Triangle part of North Carolina. The only value in watching a dramatization is to try to show the possible effect of things that haven't actually happened yet, like gasoline at $10 a gallon.
You should post one of your films. cheers, Jim
TurnipVideo 2 years ago
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brradsullivan 2 years ago
I'm sorry you felt the farmer was portrayed was as a "stupid redneck" I thought it was important to show how agricultural is impacted by the price of oil. My consultant for this segment was the local ag extension officer and the herd shown is the herd owned by my neighbor whose family has been farming in Orange County for almost 250 years. None of those folks felt that I was talking down to farming. Sorry it seemed that way to you.
TurnipVideo 2 years ago
Why do people believe oil and natural gas came from fossils? If that were true, why would Saturn's moons have so much methane?
People need to learn their chemistry, if they did, they would know it's all renewable.
Masses = dumb cattle who failed chemistry.
savemyplaylist 2 years ago
I'm a geologist or chemist (are you?) but I believe that folks who have devoted their life to the geology of oil know what they are talking about. As far as I can see, the only truly renewable energy source is sunlight (at least for a couple million more years).
TurnipVideo 2 years ago
Uhhh, how can you say the sun and miss fusion?!? Making tritium and deuterium ain't that tough, and you get no waste product.
Nice evasive answer though, pretty cool how you tried to use argument from authority. Still waiting, how did all that methane get out to Saturn's moons? Find the answer, and you'll find out that natural gas and fossil fuels are renewable.
savemyplaylist 2 years ago
I use an "argument from authority" because I am not an expert in these matters. Sounds you have an expert's insight in the chemistry of the solar system. Please help me understand the implication of methane on Saturn.
TurnipVideo 2 years ago
First the methane is on Titan, one of Saturn's moons.
The implications should be simple to derive. If methane was created on Titan, it is through abiogenic processes. Knowing that geological processes can create methane, it's easy to infer that they are happening on Earth as well. Simply put, methane is a renewable resource, and the earth is creating it all the time.
Under high pressure, like that found in the mantle of the Earth, it's been shown that methane can be converted to crude oils.
savemyplaylist 2 years ago
Are they are producing commercial natural gas wells today that are believed to be driven by abiogenic methane?
TurnipVideo 2 years ago
The Chimaera gas seep, near Antalya (SW Turkey), has continuously been active for millennia and it is known to be the source of the first Olympic fire in the Hellenistic period. Chimaera represents the biggest emission of abiogenic methane on land discovered so far; deep and pressurized gas accumulations necessary to sustain the gas flow for millennia, likely charged by an active inorganic source, may be present.
savemyplaylist 2 years ago
Thanks for the information. I've learned that there are both organic and inorganic sources for methane. However it still seems pretty clear the mass production our economy depends on is from organic sources. If Chimaera is the biggest emission of its kind, it's a very very small fraction of natural gas production. Worse yet, while natural gas seems relatively abundant, turning it into the crude oil by-products we depend on doesn't appear to be anywhere near feasible.
TurnipVideo 2 years ago
It's a lot easier than you can imagine, all you need is pressure and a metal catalyst.
Oils are just long chain hydrocarbons, there really isn't anything special or complicated about this stuff. There are plenty of organic/inorganic options, just keep learning your chemistry.
The chemical companies know people aren't very familiar with it, so they get away with murder.
savemyplaylist 2 years ago
i don't doubt peak oil but i think the farmer was an actor...staged
philsux66 2 years ago
Absolutely correct. Only two of the folks interviewed in the news segments were people who actually have that job - all the rest are actors. The piece is a docudrama intended to show a range of the possible effects of this problem.
TurnipVideo 2 years ago
watch the world
China usa world war 3
riciard55 3 years ago
I had a political science prof many years ago who predicted a possible / likely war with China during this century. Hopefully, the end of cheap oil will result in more local and less global supply chains, which might diminish this possibility.
TurnipVideo 3 years ago
Cuba lost its oil supply when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and the people survived, though they lost on average 20 pounds. We could do as well. Might be good for us. I know it would be for me.
ehswan 3 years ago
It's certainly true that I could lose 20 pounds but not so true for the new baby across the street. Food shortages are the kind of thing Americans simply haven't experienced here in the memory of everyone living today. I'm afraid it might be pretty grim, but I hope we can get ready.
TurnipVideo 3 years ago
Local doesn't matter. First time since 1971 we could not afford fertilizer this year for our hay crop. Price doubled. Our neighbor spent 26 thousand dollars to fertilize for 100 acres of corn. We raise our beef for local consumption, and still don't know if we will make it. Never mind not being able to drive. Will we be able to eat.
Phebagirl 3 years ago
Sounds expensive.
Have you looked into composting your own fertilizer? I do it for my garden (granted it's not anything like 100 acres) and I've had great success. I use very very little commercial soil amendments. I also use vermiculture and it's as good as anything you can buy in bag.
If you have a herd a cattle, you have an amazing amount of fertilizer at your disposal. Best of luck with your crop and cattle this year.
latinamajor 3 years ago
Here's an idea Mr. Farmer - use any land you do have to grow food for LOCAL CONSUMPTION which is currently imported from other areas.
BillVancouver111 3 years ago
Thanks for your comment. My next project is about local food.
The problem this farmer in North Carolina has isn't local food - people eat beef here - it's slaughter houses and food processing. The production of beef is centered around moving the product relatively long distances today. This will change, but it doesn't change overnight and people go out of business in the meantime.
TurnipVideo 3 years ago