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Subject: [OM] Re: IMG: Nathan's PAW 7: windy weather
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:43:37 -0500
Doesn't sound any different than the US.

Chuck Norcutt

Chris Barker wrote:
> I imagine, Chuck, that they were small farms and small farms go out of  
> business pretty easily.  They operate at the whim of the subsidy  
> machine, called the Common Agricultural Policy in the EU, and if you  
> can't grow what's being subsidised today you are out of luck.  The  
> subsidy machine seems to favour large farms operated purely as  
> businesses and able to benefit from economies of scale.  Subsidies  
> don't operate on economies of scale so you increase your profits  
> proportionately with size ...
> 
> ... but do remember that I'm a military pilot, not an expert :-).
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 17 Feb 2008, at 12:57, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 
>> I finally decided to look you up on a map since I'm totally unfamiliar
>> with Spain.  Looks like a pretty drive.  Do you know why the farm  
>> houses
>> are abandoned?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>> Last week was a bit thin in terms of photography output. Thankfully,
>>> we had a couple of days with bad weather which ironically was good
>>> from a photography point of view and gave me some PAW material. There
>>> are also a couple of pictures from my drive from the south of France
>>> to Alicante last Sunday. It's all here:
>>>
>>> http://www.fotocycle.dk:80/paws/?page_id=128
> 
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