Recently, I spent a few days in an old chateau in the countryside of Normandy, France. There is a tiny town about a mile from the chateau, but otherwise, it is a picture of things pastoral – green meadows… cows cropping grass and taking in the sun… a Jacobin farmhouse… miles of farmland all around… Since I’ve been writing and talking about farmland, I had a deeper appreciation for just how useful such land is. Really, I can think of no better asset to own during any kind of financial crisis…
January 22nd, 2009 | Chris Mayer | 2 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "farming"
Farming Cattle is Out; Farming Soybeans is In
“There’s no money in cattle now. So my father sold our ranch over in Angustura. We’re buying a big farm in Bolivia. It’s about 7,500 acres. Very rich. And with lots of water…
April 11th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
