tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30391928.post2914000399923948700..comments2022-05-07T19:10:48.527-06:00Comments on Gold Forest Grains Inc.: When the oil runs out?goldforestfarms.blogspot.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000577922412768699noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30391928.post-84493265246909265642010-01-28T08:06:48.361-07:002010-01-28T08:06:48.361-07:00Well it's hard to consider ALL factors involve...Well it's hard to consider ALL factors involved. But you're right, you should factor in all of the items that you haven't already. I've thought of another factor! What about the cost of your time to go to work to be able to afford all of the fuel, maintenance, garage, property taxes, etc. Back to the drawing board! LOLgoldforestfarms.blogspot.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000577922412768699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30391928.post-50511062725906234892010-01-27T21:14:02.668-07:002010-01-27T21:14:02.668-07:00I'm sure someone has studied this. Would be an...I'm sure someone has studied this. Would be an interesting comparison. I guess an average cost/hour for each scenario could be roughly calculated for comparison purposes, similar to cost/km for cars. <br /><br />Speaking of which, I recently estimated my car cost per km over the past 5 years by adding the costs of depreciation + repairs & maintenance + insurance + fuel. It came out to about $0.25 to $0.30/km. Relatively cheap because the car was purchased with high mileage (already depreciated significantly) and I do some of my own maintenance and repairs. <br /><br />I guess to be fair I should factor in the cost of my time to maintain and care for the car plus partial cost of my garage to store it, electricity to plug it in when cold (diesel), property taxes paid for part of the garage, income tax for portion of wage gone to pay for car, property taxes paid for road infrastructure, etc. Looks like I need to revise my numbers!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126648787240509243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30391928.post-58413155620448594742010-01-20T07:51:29.870-07:002010-01-20T07:51:29.870-07:00Well it is difficult to know what reports contain ...Well it is difficult to know what reports contain all of the accurate and pertinent data. The one thing that comes to mind when factoring other technology vs. draught animals is the work involved in order to pay the money to obtain and maintain the technology. For instance, how much work do you have to do to purchase the electric tractor or suv and maintain its' components and repairs? On the other hand, a horse will produce offspring to replace itself after your initial purchase of suitable brood stock. It is a one time purchase that is renewable. There is work involved with the maintainence and care of the horse too though of course.goldforestfarms.blogspot.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000577922412768699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30391928.post-66302002889222970132010-01-20T07:23:20.914-07:002010-01-20T07:23:20.914-07:00I remember reading in a book about the history of ...I remember reading in a book about the history of tractors that earlier this century when the tractors were in R & D, the math worked out to tractors costing about 2/3rds the cost of horse/oxen power (including human labour involved). Thus the change in the way food was grown.<br /><br />As fuel prices rise, a point may be reached where horse and human power become more economical, of course the timing of this depending somewhat on the farm workers wage! An alternate scenario as mentioned in the previous comment is new technologies that may in the future prove to be more economical than both horse/oxen and fossil fuel power i.e. electric motors and renewable energy systems. <br /><br />Time will tell! Good to be ready for various possibilities. That's how humans and animals have survived through history, flexibility to change. Civilizations that ignored upcoming challenges and inevitable change have not fared well in the past.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126648787240509243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30391928.post-82354010434433466052010-01-19T16:44:12.064-07:002010-01-19T16:44:12.064-07:00There is a farm in Australia that is using an elec...There is a farm in Australia that is using an electric SUV to pull a grain drill while using no-kill cropping techniques.<br /><br />http://www.engagingnature.com/<br /><br />I am primarily interested in the pasture cropping and no-kill cropping ideas, but it is kind of interesting to think about using a electric truck charged by a solar panel to drill a winter wheat crop into a perennial pasture.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.com