[mfer]

There is a lot missing from the articles on this whole space. The farmers are getting squeezed for things like profits. For example...

1. Seed prices - there is a lot of patented GMO stuff in circulation and pricing around that.

2. Farm equipment - bigger equipment, more sensors and computers, higher costs (even around fixing things)

It would be great if there was some investigative reporting that covered all the angles.

[positr0n]

The original seeds and farm equipment still exist for the most part. Farmers use GMO patented seeds and no-right-to-repair complex farm equipment "systems" because they're more efficient despite the downsides.

[conorcleary]

or they're the only option, or affordable option (by design). Capitalism is horrid for food security.

[foogazi]

> Farm equipment - bigger equipment, more sensors and computers

The alternative is to keep using the same equipment + manual labor

[conorcleary]

Both need to happen worldwide to be sustainable long-term; mobility and load balancing are important.

[jeffbee]

Farmers are getting squeezed by $4 wheat and the elimination of the sole buyer of their worthless sorghum crop.