Some farm reading by this blog… (First link posted below…)
Years ago John Deere succeeded in getting a foot hold in Russia. Then along came sanctions and sanctions and more sanctions. Russia became self-dependent and sent John Deere back home. Actually John Deere was destroyed in Russia by the USA. Sanctions only make the sanctioned country stronger and Russia has embraced sanctions against it and is turning out to be completely independent and successful…
I wrote about John Deere…many times…it was good to see a smart company trying to help the Russians with good equipment….but…Acros and many others are replacing western destroyed companies. Destroyed by their own government…
Now on the last trip to the village, we did not see one single John Deere tractor and or even a John Deere repair service and or sales. But we saw thousands and thousands of new Russian made farm equipment…
and…
Russia has just started the revolution of becoming the world breadbasket…
There are still twice the amount of old fields to be reopened and new hog farms are being built as fast as grass grows in a new seeded yard…
Chicken farms are abundant and Russia is now a surplus food provider to the world and it will grow in volume. Food is future and farming is food…
For years now I have talked about – Russian Farming Resurgence…
Time to wake up and see the way the wind has changed direction and is blowing. Time to embrace it and stop trying to destroy the wind. Wind does not care…
It is just another reason why I love Russia…
WtR