MANY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED - FEW WERE ANSWERED
We did discover that
this meeting seemed to be severally scripted, and only questions were
allowed, no other input.
This seemed to be a
pep rally for "Dairyman of the Year, John McCatharn"
And to really get serious, after all the talk and assurances that they had
it all together, and our
lives and livelihoods and homes and properties were safe, we asked about a
study that Dr. Hagevoort wrote and published
stating that animal science is currently a "deductive study" with trial and error being utilized much too often,
QUOTE
Animal agriculture is now a system that faces problems relevant to human
activities, sustainability, environmental quality, animal well-being, food
quality and safety,
and value based product development. But, three operational factors challenge
the research system. First, the basic sciences important in animal science are
shifting to a greater emphasis on molecular biology, metabolism, and systems
studies, and the new sciences may not yet
be sufficiently developed to be able to solve the problems of animal
agriculture. The agricultural research community has not been well-served by stereotypes of research such as basic and applied, both of which have often been reductionist.
well, there's more, but why post it?
there was no answer.
And we always thought that a mile was - how much? - 5,280 feet. I mean, it
used to be.
According to all the dairy talk, this location is said to be "several
miles" west of I-25, and "several miles" west of Caballo Reservoir.
In reality, this property is 7,200 feet west of I-25, and about 9,200 feet
from the surface of the lake.
AND REALLY
IMPORTANT. NO CONSIDERATION WAS MADE FOR SURFACE WATER LEVEL AFFECTING
THE GROUNDWATER
LEVEL. GROUNDWATER WILL FOLLOW THE LAKE LEVEL, AND WHEN THE LAKE
IS LOW,
GROUNDWATER IS MUCH DEEPER THAN WHEN THE LAKE IS FULL.