U.S. slaps preliminary duties on Canadian wheat exports

The Globe and Mail ^ | 5-3-03

[mikenola]

Willie, I'm approaching the limits of my knowledge on this subject.

I'm a bit tired right now, but I want to look into the timeline you propose. I'm curious about the correlation of "modern" methods (i.e., no-till, etc) and the catastrophic events of the 30s.

[steve-b]

Farm subsidies and price supports are not corporate welfare.

[Willie Green]

but I want to look into the timeline you propose. I'm curious about the correlation of "modern" methods (i.e., no-till, etc) and the catastrophic events of the 30s.

Well here's a link that should be somewhat helpful on the timeline. Ya gotta understand that farm mechanization was still in its infancy, so the "modern" methods aren't going to sound very "modern". But tractors were gaining popularity on the farms. And advances as simple as farmers buying Model T cars and especially TRUCKS, along with improvement of rural roads to accommodate those vehicles were simply allowing more of them to get more of their crops to market easier and faster (driving down the market price.)