Farming Profitability Debate

The cluster focuses on debates about the economic realities and profitability of farming as a business, contrasting romanticized views with actual challenges like low profits, land use decisions, and misconceptions among non-farmers, often in response to tech-related farmland proposals.

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Sample Comments

royaltheartist • Mar 30, 2024 • View on HN

don't we already have farming?

asimilator • Jan 24, 2024 • View on HN

Farming is not done for profit?

code_naked • Apr 6, 2021 • View on HN

Not sure that qualifies as "farmland"?

acchow • Jun 19, 2022 • View on HN

Don't farms already do this?

jimhefferon • Apr 26, 2023 • View on HN

Good for farmers. What about others?

tucaz • Apr 30, 2020 • View on HN

I’m not sure the farmer would agree with you.

JenrHywy • Feb 20, 2023 • View on HN

Ah, yes, lets return the fulfilling life of subsistence farming ;)

gjs278 • Jul 16, 2019 • View on HN

can people on hacker news stop pretending they have any idea what farming was like

xfer • Jun 10, 2018 • View on HN

seems like your privilege talking; nobody is comparing to field farming here.

adamnemecek • Jul 8, 2016 • View on HN

Farming isn't really possible.