LithiumBrian

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@GGunthorp @JRcowfarmer It is because of cattle's long gestation period. Way too easy to turn over chickens and hogs and run it like a factory. They are trying it with mega dairies. But 40% cull rates and 9 months until a replacement is the reason it has taken so long.

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@GrainStats Who fought for the stable masters and carriage drivers in the early 1900s?

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@farmersam5488 Generally you can gross 3x the revenue per acre when you put it thru cows. Just like solar can gross $75k-100k an acre (retail value of electricity).

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@farmersam5488 I live in the largest dairy cluster of Illinois. While no mega dairies, it absolutely was the large grain farmers who ran the cash rents to $350-400. Solar accounts for less than 1% here

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@GGunthorp @Vertzy24 Dmc*

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@GGunthorp @Vertzy24 DMP should be expanded to 12m lbs ( currently at 6m) if we really want to preserve family dairies.

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@PetersenFarms Compromise and cap it or progressively pay less after so many acres

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@speerman42 Really think it will get any better when most are worth $10-20m?

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@GrainStats Meanwhile elons going all in on solar https://t.co/mnoi9mH1XQ

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

SpaceX and Tesla are each building 100GW/year of solar production capacity as fast as possible, but natural gas will still be needed to supplement and bootstrap solar for several years.

The limiting factor for nat gas turbine production is casting the blades & vanes. By doing in-house casting at SpaceX, we can accelerate nat gas turbines coming online by up to 18 months, which is a profound game-changer.

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@matt_fernley Any thoughts on lithium chile's arizaro and the Canadian gov review? I understand China union is ready to invest >$1b there in Argentina

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@riley_sides @serGreenfield Sooo many wild cards. You both make great points. The land is being hoarded, and young ppl are pissed about it. I think there will be hefty estate taxes in the future. I also think AI will make some land 5x more productive, and render ethanol worthless and solar will 100x

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@GrainStats Nah nobody's attention span is that long anymore

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@JC_Pennies @GGunthorp Everyone wants to bitch about it being a closed industry but everyone loves the $15m/30m estate tax exemption. If you want to fix ag and give young ppl a shot you need to start there. Else families will continue to hoard/ consolidate

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@steveconaway1 @AdamLasch1 It's kinda screaming deflation isn't it?

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@caseymurph1 @RepEliCrane @WendyRogersAZ @BarbyIngle Didn't it used to be covered in trees?

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@drich82 More likely it's still from the extra water vapor injected into the stratosphere from the Tonga volcano a few years ago

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@WayneHines24470 https://t.co/bTNNlws1T0

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@WayneHines24470 https://t.co/v3vftysO10

[LithiumBrian @LithiumFarmer]

@CraniumGrunt @WallStreetApes Could tax metro areas at a higher rate