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

[Hugh Thomas]

Kurt,
You are absolutely right. In fact, my wife and I had decided to sell our
house /small farm if Clinton had won.  Just after the election, I ordered
more trees to expand our orchard. That tree order was politically driven.

On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Kurt W. Alstede <kurt at alstedefarms.com>
wrote:

> Hello Fellow Horticulturalists and Farmers,
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> 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.
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> Simply stated….I am very excited!
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> Best wishes for a successful growing season and may God Bless the United
> States of America.
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> *Kurt W. Alstede*
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> General Manager,
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> Alstede Farms, LLC
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> P.O. Box 278
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> 1 Alstede Farms Lane,
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> Chester, New Jersey 07930
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> United States of America
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> Tel:  908-879-7189 <(908)%20879-7189>
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> Fax: 908-879-7815 <(908)%20879-7815>
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> 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
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> Please keep "alternative facts" and politics out of this thread.
>
> Vincent Philion, agr., M.Sc.
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> Le 29 janv. 2017 à 16:06, Hugh Thomas <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> 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!
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>
> 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.
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> http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/firestorm-over-supposed-gag-order-
> agricultural-scientists-was-self-inflicted-wound
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>
>
> Dan
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