{"id":47668,"date":"2019-08-06T11:47:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=47668"},"modified":"2019-08-06T11:47:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:47:30","slug":"the-future-of-better-farmingsustainable-practices-smart-technology-thriving-soils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=47668","title":{"rendered":"The Future Of Better FarmingSustainable practices + smart technology = thriving soils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peakprosperity.com\/the-future-of-better-farming\/\">The Future Of Better FarmingSustainable practices + smart technology = thriving soils<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it\u2019s *soooo* tempting to write about the stomach-churning drop\/spike\/dive thrill ride the financial markets have embarked on after this week\u2019s Federal Reserve rate cut, I will resist and instead direct your attention to a topic much more important to our future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here at PeakProsperity.com, we\u2019ve long warned about the dangers of inflation and of devaluation of the purchasing power of fiat currency over time. And the past decade has done nothing but validate our concerns, as the world\u2019s central banks nearly quadrupled the money supply by printing roughly $14 Trillion out of thin air since 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve long encouraged investors both big and small to invest in tangible wealth (aka \u201chard assets\u201d). These are assets that have intrinsic value that can\u2019t be inflated away to nothing by a runaway printing press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of most desirable forms of tangible wealth is&nbsp;<strong>productive farmland<\/strong>. No matter what happens to the dollar, the Euro, the yen, or the yuan, people will always need to eat; and will trade cash, goods, services or labor for the farmer\u2019s output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But farmland, especially quality farmland, isn\u2019t easy to own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not many folks can realistically purchase a farm. Few have the (substantial) capital to buy one, and&nbsp;way&nbsp;fewer have the expertise, energy and temperament to manage and operate one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There aren\u2019t many other options for investors besides purchasing shares of the publicly traded mega-producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for those deeply troubled by the extractive and rapacious nature of most modern conventional farming practices \u2014 which are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peakprosperity.com\/its-time-to-stop-treating-our-soil-like-dirt\/\">ruining our priceless topsoils<\/a>, depleting aquifers, killing off the insects, creating toxic algal blooms and dead zones in our rivers and oceans, and producing unhealthy foods, to boot \u2014 how can you avoid supporting the evils of Big Ag?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Future Of Better FarmingSustainable practices + smart technology = thriving soils While it\u2019s *soooo* tempting to write about the stomach-churning drop\/spike\/dive thrill ride the financial markets have embarked on after this week\u2019s Federal Reserve rate cut, I will resist and instead direct your attention to a topic much more important to our future. 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