From morning call- ( I saved you from paywall sewers)

Pennsylvania farmers are being "crushed" by the record cost of diesel - so much so, that questions about a food crisis are starting to loom, the Morning Call reported.

One farmer in Lehigh County is quoted as saying: “I’ve got a tractor hooked up to my corn planter out here, no diesel fuel, and I can’t afford to get any.”

That farmer was airing his gripes to Kyle Kotzmoyer, a legislative affairs specialist for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Kotzmoyer then turned around and testified to state lawmakers: “We have reached that point to where it is very close to being a sinking ship. We are teetering on the edge right now.”

The situation looks as though it will continue to push food prices higher, after the government reported that food prices in May were 10.1% higher than last year.

Kotzmoyer lamented the possibility of a food shortage: “One, if they can’t afford to put it in the ground. Or, two, if they can’t afford to take it out.”

The PA average for diesel is now $6.19 per gallon, up about 75% from a year ago, the report notes. It is a “huge, huge expense” for farmers, Kotzmoyer told state legislators.

One farmer who works on about 3,500 acres burns through about 2,000 gallons of diesel per month, he said. “If the farmers cannot get crops out of the ground, then there is not food on the shelves.”

Can’t put it in the ground or afford to take it out

You still think you are Gucci? You’re not. All of the states very shortly going to have the same testimonials. Give them the Ukraine 40 billion special or pay for it later 10x as much

Willie tried to tell us

Fwd to one minute

BUT Willie is just the pot smoking hippie. How many warnings do you need? A legendary songwriter understood nearly 40 years ago that he had to set up & organize. 😒

Food shortages x price hikes on the goods that are available are about to be insane

There’s no quick fix to this issue either once the ball starts rolling (which it has) we’re f***ed for the foreseeable future

"Food shortage apocalypse"

At worst they'll be subsidized further and even then you might get like a dairy shock. We saw the same thing with cheese in 2013 when Russia took over Crimea. Prices will go up. Food insecurity can be a real thing in the US, but the circumstances are going to be far more serious abroad.

Elasticity test !

We’ve already been printing an unnecessary Amount of money to subsidize things

F*** man. I know so many people not built for the scary ass s*** being predicted down the line in 10 years

I'm not trying to argue about the Fed or fiat or whatever you're talking about. Farming in America has only been profitable for farmers through subsidy for decades.

I spoke to some Dengist mfer at a protest this weekend and he claimed the US would have some hunger crisis then China would take over. Maybe he wasn't wrong lol

I don’t know, I feel like this something the government would choose to go HAM over if things get too desperate, because if there’s one thing that you don’t want to f*** with to keep your population in check it’s their food.

Yea, I don't have faith in that. This proves one thing to me. We need a focused contingency plan for a crisis like this.

Because this is just the start of what is going to happen here. Our consumption rate is out of control in this nation. And what's worse, we can't stop. Our culture is so trained to hyper consume that it's grinding us to dust.

We either start planning today or we start learning how to eat bugs

Growing your own roaches is like printing your own money

I'd grow crickets, you see how much they bring in? I'd freeze em like Han Solo

"As weird as it sounds, crickets are tasty, healthy and more sustainable than sheep, beef or pork.

With this method, you can grow lots of crickets for yourself.

Depending on the species of crickets, fresh crickets contain around 20 percent of protein. Whereas, dried crickets can contain up to 69g of protein!

What’s more, crickets and locusts contain more than 50% less calories than beef.

Crickets, contain about 25-30% fats including high amounts of hearth-healthy omega-3s. Besides that, they contain monounsaturated fats and saturated fats."

"Cricket Farms make money by raising crickets and selling them. They can sell them live or frozen.
Crickets that are headed for processing in the human food industry are harvested by freezing. Those that are used in the pet industry are sold live. That’s because the majority of the pets that are fed crickets won’t eat dead ones.
The initial outlay to get started would be spending from $15-60 per 1,000 to get started. The lifespan is only 8-10 weeks. During that time, the females lay from 1-200 eggs.
As you can see, you are quickly into bigger numbers. If half of your starter group are females (500), you could have 50,000 plus crickets hatch from their eggs. You keep enough to have another generation and sell the rest.
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Crickets are truly low-budget critters to raise.

The biggest challenge is proper management of heat and humidity."

I wonder what place is best to grow crickets? Maybe if you give them steroids they will be super crickets and live longer.

"Many would argue that edible insects are going to become one of the main protein sources of the future.

In fact, a forecast done by meticulous research indicates that the global edible insect market is growing by 23.8% annually.

A quarter of the world’s population is already eating insects on a regular basis.

Considering all the benefits, we, the westerners should really consider joining the bug-mania."

23%?

F*** Putin, man.

I maintain that Indian food and adjacent cuisines like any kind of curry have a strong enough flavor and consistency that you could just throw ground up cricket balls in there with like some potatoes and most people could hardly tell the difference

People tell me that eating bugs is not pleasant. But I think it's different now because of the seasonings.

I dont know about protein facts but if that's true, why are we messing with meat again?

I will raise crickets in a giant bio dome and corner the market and put em in a sound proof chamber.