Some more random thoughts on the
MIDAS presentation::
Two things struck me about the geographic distribution of the field people they've brought in to work on it:
- there's no one from the western third of the country.
- there's only one person from the southeast.
Now I understand that with the phaseout of tobacco and peanut programs and the establishment of Freedom to Farm direct payments regional differences in agriculture and in landownership and operation aren't as significant as they used to be. And I know all the
hard-headed SOB's capable specialists who used to staff the state offices have now retired. So what you have in the state offices are easy-going types anxious to improve operations. But gee, just for small p political purposes it'd be good to have a more diverse set of people.
Another nit to pick: the presentation refers to "SAP" as if everyone knows what/who they are.
And finally, it seems I won't be able to restrain myself from commenting on MIDAS, so I've added a label for it.
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