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To: Mark Adams who wrote (1451)	3/5/2001 2:19:14 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 12411

For those fixated on NH3 fixation, here's a good primer: cahe.nmsu.edu Or with govt subsidys in place, is it? I thought most of that program was scrapped, except for the PIK (Payment In Kind) aspect. Anyone here have the latest on the subsidy scene? Best, Ray :)

To: Mark Adams who wrote (1451)	3/5/2001 3:11:24 PM
From: Joan Osland Graffius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12411

Mark, I only grow flowers in my planters on my deck, nothing else. I may let the planters go dormant this summer since I plan on spending a fair amount of time in Australia. <gg> I am sure that those that use a lot of NatGas to run their operations an economic analysis must be made for decisions to plant. Those crops that you can not store the decisions are fairly easy. Also a large portion of the center of the country, Kansas, Nebraska, etc. do irrigate their grain crops so costs must be traded off against potential product prices sometime in the future. The large operators really do not have to seed if things are paid for. The on going expenses are relatively small. They do not plow the land anymore, just mulch the old crop and that land could stay dormant. The cost would be to keep weeds under control. Our land is going to be planted this year and the owners can pay for the costs and be ok without selling product if prices are low. It is known what the support prices are and things will be ok. Joan