This isn’t the usual Thursday video. I do feel like it’s important enough to do today instead of tomorrow.  Why? It’s going to become a common thing. Keep in mind the shortages we are now seeing were starting in late Fall and early Winter. They were and are still the result of a piss poor harvest in 2019. And 2020 isn’t looking much better. We were already looking at a questionable harvest this year, but now that Trump is limited to the visas of the people who were the ones doing the work, farmers don’t know how they are going to get crops in. Maybe they will have to hire Americans or let people help in exchange for food. 

It was so strange going into Kroger and seeing the Meat department displays empty. Like buzzards flew through. Nothing! Not even in the manger’s deals. Butter was ravaged. Empty rice shelves. The only instant Ramen was Shrimp. The expensive stuff was left behind. I do expect the organic craze to die out as it cost too much. As we walked through Kroger there were a lot of organic food lines on the shelves. 

Below is some links to articles and the video for this. 

References

“We Have No Food for You” – Insiders on Food Supply Shortages

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Hours-of-Service livestock haulers amid COVID-19 https://www.agdaily.com/livestock/hours-service-exemption-given-livestock-haulers-amid-covid-19/

It’s official! Michigan has probably the best governor. Governor Whitmer has decided that taking preventive action is more important than anything. As of Monday, March 16, there will be no schools open. At least for K-12. My daughter is in the 10^th grade. They had a half day planned for today until they got to school. They will have all eight classes and will be receiving their lessons to be done at home for the next two weeks. The first week of April is their Spring Break. Yesterday while in Kroger there was no toilet paper on the shelves. I will include links to the footage I got yesterday. I also ruffled some feathers of another mom. Our local private school announced that they will be closing as of today. Which means everyone had to scramble for backup plans for their kids. 

National Hockey League has suspended its season. Along with the Baseball, Basketball, and the Pro Golf tournaments. Also, the Houston Livestock & Rodeo has canceled it’s annual show. Keep in mind these are major moneymakers. So canceling them wasn’t done very easily. These events don’t get canceled for the flu. Colleges across Michigan and Maryland have closed their doors and are switching to online. Will the schools reopen in April? I don’t know. It will depend on where the COVID-19 is at. 

Now let’s talk about the farming issues at hand. I watched Christain at Ice Age Farmer and he made it clear, the farmers are worried. The last season was piss poor and they don’t have much hope for this year either. 

References:

NHL Temporarily Suspends 2019-20 Season https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2020/03/nhl-temporarily-suspends-2019-20-season.html

Gov. Whitmer announces statewide closure of all K-12 schools until April 5 https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/gov-whitmer-announces-statewide-closure-of-all-k-12-schools-until-april-5

Coronavirus live updates: NCAA Tournament canceled; PGA Tour cancels Players Championship https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/coronavirus-live-updates-ncaa-tournament-canceled-pga-tour-cancels-players-championship/live/

LeBron James, Stephen Curry react to the NBA season being canceled https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lebron-james-stephen-curry-react-to-the-nba-season-being-canceled-2020-03-12

Suspending the season is disappointing, but it’s the right thing to do https://www.talkingchop.com/2020/3/12/21177281/atlanta-braves-spring-training-2020-postponed-coronavirus-covid-19-please-be-careful-yall

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo canceled due to COVID-19 https://www.agdaily.com/news/houston-rodeo-canceled-due-covid-19/

USA Lock Down – “Catastrophic Impact” to Farmers/Ranchers – Bank Runs at Scale

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