[Apple-Crop] Future of Extension Assistance to Apple Crop

[John Bruguiere]

well stated sir.
John Bruguiere
Dickie Bros. Orchard
7th generation owner

On 1/29/2017 4:28 PM, Kurt W. Alstede wrote:
>
> Hello Fellow Horticulturalists and Farmers,
>
> I debated whether I should opine or not…there seems to be so little 
> tolerance these days for alternative view points.  Yet, to suggest 
> that politics don’t influence our businesses and farms would be not 
> only a mistake but also a disservice to our goal of helping and 
> supporting one another who grow apples.  What I can share with you 
> with confidence as a full time family farm owner in New Jersey is that 
> farming under the Obama administration was more difficult, more 
> costly, and much more challenging than any other time in my 35 years 
> of farming.  I have seen a steady increase in the direct costs 
> associated with regulatory compliance as well as the amount of 
> management time that I and my team spend simply making sure that our 
> business can operate….none of which helps us grow a better apple for 
> our customers.  We are only 10 days into the new administration and I 
> can tell you that I look forward to the opportunity to advance our 
> family business to the next generation in an environment that once 
> again values and rewards the entrepreneur, hard work, rural values, 
> and the risk that we all take each year as farmers.   I also look 
> forward to a positive business environment that will allow us to 
> expand our farm, purchase and preserve more farmland, employ more 
> people, and stimulate the local economy.
>
> Simply stated….I am very excited!
>
> Best wishes for a successful growing season and may God Bless the 
> United States of America.
>
> *Kurt W. Alstede*
>
> General Manager,
>
> Alstede Farms, LLC
>
> P.O. Box 278
>
> 1 Alstede Farms Lane,
>
> Chester, New Jersey 07930
>
> United States of America
>
> Tel: 908-879-7189
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> Fax: 908-879-7815
>
> www.alstedefarms.com <http://www.alstedefarms.com>
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> *From:*apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-bounces at virtualorchard.com] *On 
> Behalf Of *Vincent Philion
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:14 PM
> *To:* Apple-Crop discussion list
> *Subject:* Re: [Apple-Crop] Future of Extension Assistance to Apple Crop
>
> Please keep "alternative facts" and politics out of this thread.
>
> Vincent Philion, agr., M.Sc.
>
>
> Le 29 janv. 2017 à 16:06, Hugh Thomas <hughthomas44 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:hughthomas44 at gmail.com>> a écrit :
>
>     The intended effect was to promote the idea that the right wing
>     extremist Donald Trump was trying to suppress opposition voices.
>     Contrast this to the fact that for years the fascist left has
>     threatened any scientist that questions global warming. The death
>     penalty has been called for many times. By the way, the idea:
>      “97% of scientists agree…” is just more fake news.
>
>     On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Daniel Cooley <dcooley at umass.edu
>     <mailto:dcooley at umass.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Since journalists are among the most dishonest human beings on
>     earth, we probably should all just stop paying attention to the
>     news, and let the new administration get on with the important
>     business of making America great again. No offense Con, but
>     America first!
>
>     But if you’re not inclined to stop paying attention, it turns out
>     the USDA kerfuffle came about from an internal decision, not the
>     White House. It strikes me as typical of ARS culture.
>
>     http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/firestorm-over-supposed-gag-order-agricultural-scientists-was-self-inflicted-wound
>
>     Dan
>
>
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