A Real Advisory Board to the USDA

[@Analia-t4k]

Your work you put into this really shows!

[@AndreiLapin-g1z]

You just get what makes good content!

[@iangibson-h3e]

You hit the nail on the head Wes and i live in Australia

[@jamesgreenawalt9713]

Good one

[@tbix1963]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Wishing you and your family the best.

[@PhilGoldblum]

Balance between what is best for the farmer and what is best for the health of Americans. Thanks for the video Wes.

[@mikenicholson2548]

Wes, as you know, I watch your channel. I never made it public, but I am on the board of MSU college research stations. We, as producers, direct them to what we need to see in research in our areas to help with our crops. With that being said, I agree that we need a advisory board but it needs to be also with the research folks involved.

[@ChrisSpaulding-em3qr]

Great job wes !!!!!!!!!!!

[@combatmedic1980]

I TOTALY agree Wes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I knew how to foward it to Trump.

[@gunnarbeck225]

West I completely agree with you there is just too many suits and too many positions that just want to make recommendations that do not apply to them that they have no understanding of because they do not know what is going on in the real world!!!

[@Greenmtnman3]

I Agree with You!!!!

[@roytempleton9320]

I saw that the Millennial farmer was asked to be on the advisory board.

[@Rcod2013]

Hi from az wes. Although its been many years since i grew cash crops, back then Australia brought in plant breeders rights which enables farmers to save their own seed but pay a royalty on grain sold(this is deducted at point of sale and remited by the buyer and there is also random varietal testing as well to keep people honest about declaring variety of grain) .But i am not knowlegable about thelaws reguarding gm crops here. Im sure you could find the current laws here on the internet fairly easily.

[@jvin248]

Wes, find the seed banks and get 20yr old expired patent seed genetics to plant and legally reuse the seed, then you get all the modern tools like glyphosate-readiness. While expanding that seed bank quantity, get Reids Yellow Dent and/or Bloody Butcher open pollinated corn, I bought Reids at 1/3 the price of the hybrids. Plant a few bags and adapt it to your land/methods. Seed corn should be ear picked and stored on the cobs over winter, shelled seed corn can get toasted through driers. Drag an antique one row picker behind your old tractor for a good youtube episode.

[@bryanginder5903]

Fully agree Wes! Send it to Trump!

[@kingofhearts3703]

Fully agree!!!

[@CrowSons2]

I 100% agree

[@DavidNachtmann]

That is an excellent idea.

[@DAVIDZ-vk4yv]

i have friends complaing about what they get paid at their jobs? i HAVE had the privledge to show 4 friends my taxes. NOT a 1 of them now complains about the pay they get from their job! and EVERY 1 of them gets some what paid for health, dental, vision, retirement, all 4 get 4 weeks PAID vacation and i told them i get NONE of these benefits to FEED you unless i 100% pay for it myself.

[@SouthernAlbertafarmer]

Nice speech 👌🏽

[@troyhunt7847]

I'd vote for you buddy.

[@jeffwilliams3642]

I think that would be a good idea. Senate of farmers so to speak.

[@jeramy2398]

Joel's dad worked in the oil industry and was wealthy. Now, people pay him to apprentice from him. People are paying him to work his farm for him. His ridgid plan would never work here in Wisconsin where we get snow and sub zero temperature his system wouldn't work. They don't want independent farmers anymore they want beef to become like poultry and pork where processors own animals farmers just contract to raise them. The wef wants to make fertilizer and chemicals to be unaffordable, so quit using it just like Sri Lanka, where they went from exporting food to starving. Hungry people are easier to control look at the socialist countries. My opinion is need to get government out of markets whether it's commodities or fertilizer and return to free market.

[@bruceconrad3189]

@jeramy2398 Finally some one who actually gets it and see what going on 👍 ! My hope is more farmers will wake up before it’s to late. TIME IS RUNNING OUT FAST

[@noelhohberger1188]

I think I should vote you in Wes!

[@danw6014]

All the regulations have also pretty much crimalized direct marketing. I could easily keep a dozen milk cows here and have people come to me for their milk but that's illegal. We also have to think about our friends out west on ranches dealing with predators, wild horses, transplants and various federal agencies trying to tell someone else's dog what to do.

[@davidrichter6210]

I agree as long as it includes apples to zucchini. Animals, forestry the whole gamit.

[@midwayfarms]

Yes sir I think you're right and you also have my vote you'd make a good one on a Advisory Board full-time Farmers yes sir

[@joesweeney3907]

Happy birthday 😊

[@mikewood3203]

Joel Salatin's concept only works for farms within a minimum distance from a major city. The cost vs. income balance doesn't work in the Salatin model without access to a large number of high income yuppies.

[@JAKPM]

I read a lot of Joel Salatin’s books, he shares my distrust of government like me. I think you’re right though he would be to rigid like you say.

[@philipalanparish65]

Wesyou bring up a really good point, but I think the USDA is more worried about food stamps than they are the farmer

[@HungExploreWorlds]

❤❤❤

[@billfrank2146]

Fully agree

[@bradley-eblesisor]

What about old varieties like the one my great grandfather planted. Silver king, I believe. 👍👍

[@rickycrews4172]

I will represent Florida

[@williamshultz3598]

The first thing that needs to happen is subsidized crop insurance needs to go away. Let's let land go back to its true value.

[@paulwelsh2179]

Millennial farmer is trying to get on that board get your name on it so we can vote for you too

[@onelonleyfarmer]

Go nominate me so I can have a go of it

[@randycarpenter2914]

Good idea. Common sense.

[@larryesmith5060]

The government doesn't put people in positions that are worthy of the position they put people in positions because of Money that was paid for that position, prove me wrong

[@stuartsplace100]

Hey Westley,”OLF “Ed from Vermont

[@boydwalker161]

One video you posted in the last few years you mentioned selling everything, getting out of farming to run for Congress. I replied with what you would be going up against, basically not thinking it would be a good idea for you to pursue. I change my mind. You so easily talk on camera. It would be cool to see you in a picture with Chip Roy, a fellow conservative and bald guy. You could look like twin brothers.

[@hjohnson286]

Should be the same for every sector hear in the UK they just appoint someone that is one of there cronies they have no idea of the department they are running. How can you govern if you have no idea of what you are incharge of

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Double edged sword: higher prices for crops means higher food prices for consumers. The seed issue I agree with: farmers should be able to retain seed from harvest without financial penalty.They already do and pray to the seed god they don't get caught.

[@onelonleyfarmer]

that's horse shit that farmers products are increasing the cost of food! its the middle man that's doing that... these huge corporate food producers are making millions and billions of dollars on cheap raw product to make there food products.

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

@@onelonleyfarmer If the cost of raw materials increase, the cost of the processed final product will increase. Basic business UNLESS you are in a price controlled market like oh I don't know:commodity products like corn and soy beans.

[@M8Stealth]

​@@amossnowdaharleyman9179The price a farmer receives for oats could double and the impact on General Mills profit selling a box of Cheerios would be a rounding error.

[@michaeljones34]

I agree framers should be first

[@AntonyMB]

If you could make hay at President Trump's Bedminster property that would be your way in 😁

[@ericlawton6820]

The gov has no place in farming....

[@robertcheatham2891]

Good idea but I doubt it’ll happen.

[@rheidtech]

Fwd'ing now...

[@davidwhisnant3230]

Is that what the state Fsa People dose

[@dextermalin4784]

Make “ok so” great again!!!! “Ok so” counter-0

[@scottygriggs931]

A millennial farmer talking about what you're talking about and he put his name in the Hat to try to get voted in why don't you run try to get voted in what is last video that's where I seen it

[@onelonleyfarmer]

You have to nominate me for the position

[@BillStecik]

Wes , face facts . The eastern US has become to urbanized to be called an agricultural area. You guys are basically gardeners . You do a great job but you are running out of room,

[@onelonleyfarmer]

4000 acre garden? wow how about some of my neighbors one is 6000 acre garden.

[@BillStecik]

@@onelonleyfarmer The numbers say that about 5000 acres is the minimum one would need to be profitable .SO if you have another job so you can exist while farming you are basically a gardner . Nothing wrong with that . I am a hay seller gardner with 3000 acres but a hobby farmer non the less

[@craigh3773]

Im sorry Wes you don’t know shit your just a KZbinr farmer that are very opinionated ,you are the kind of person that is not required on the board.

[@stevehetrick2676]

This is just your opinion of Wes... Your opinion doesn't matter.

[@craigh3773]

@ Hi mate I wouldn’t want Wes on any farming committee !

[@OxAO]

@@craigh3773 can you explain why?

[@craigh3773]

@@OxAO I’ve seen to many people like this that go to water under real pressure and in an unfamiliar environment all talk and no action.

[@OxAO]

@@craigh3773 What kind of action do you suggest? Thanks