Fair point. The combine guy is working for a big agro corporation of course.
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Replying to @john_plebeian @robkroese
"of course" ? lots of family farms own combines, cat-3 tractors, etc.
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Yeah, I knew a lot of almond farmers in CA. They were all independent
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Replying to @john_plebeian @MorlockP
Nobody picks almonds. They shake them
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Replying to @robkroese @MorlockP
That's some investment for a small farmer.
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Replying to @MorlockP @john_plebeian
A little fancier than that: https://www.specialtycropeq.com/listings/for-sale/shakers/300106 …
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indeed; the think I liked to said "for a small farmer who can't afford ..."
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Replying to @MorlockP @john_plebeian
The local hardware store near my house actually sold wood clubs with rubber tips that you could use to beat the trees by hand
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Given for ten trees. 1000 not so much I guess. I was struck, last time I was in California, by the workers being out there in 90 deg heat all day.
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