@apasztor82 They had their issues too but all in all very good machines. The variable ratio concave was a fail in HM corn. I was a very small part of the team that brought the 10 series concave.
Two additional factors to consider.
1. A corporation is a living entity that continues to operate when shareholders die. The scale of modern farming operations makes this issue very important for business continuity.
2. Inventory comes into income when you die.
@alanfryermedia Natural gas is exactly that, natural. It is essentially methane from decaying plant material. And while we are depleting the resource at a faster rate than in replenishes, the real green revolution will use waste to supplement this natural resource.