
David O
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David O
@davidocker286
#SeekExcellence. South Texas. 6th Gen Farmer. Aggie. Amateur photographer. AKA: David_CottonFarmer. #AgTwitter #FarmTok


Australia’s farm sector is sending a warning the world can’t ignore. Farmers are now shifting away from wheat and canola into barley — not because of demand, but because fertilizer and diesel costs are exploding. The numbers are brutal: Urea: +60% Diesel: +88% Wheat planting could fall 10–12% This is how a supply shock spreads through the global food system. When one of the world’s top wheat exporters starts planting less nitrogen-intensive crops, it’s not just an Australian story. It’s a signal that global grain output is about to tighten. The market is still obsessed with oil. But the bigger second-order move is happening in fertilizer → crop choice → yield risk → food inflation. This is exactly how the next agricultural commodity rally begins. 🌾📈🔥 #Wheat #Barley #Australia #FoodSecurity #Commodities #Inflation


While driving to Walmart, I was lectured about racism by my husband’s extremely liberal cousin who lives in the circled area. (She was down here at our family lake house for a reunion. As is proper, I had volunteered to chauffeur her.) At one point, she told me that I should work harder to uplift black people, especially since I’m from the Birmingham area. I kept my mouth shut the entire time. As I pulled into a parking space, another car pulled up two spaces over. As she was opening her door, three black men in their early 20s got out of that car. She immediately closed her door and locked it. I smiled, opened my door to get out of the car, looked back and said, “I thought I was supposed to be the racist one in this equation.” She didn’t say nary a word the rest of the weekend. That happened like 15 years ago, and it still makes me chuckle.




BOOM! Fathers, Train your little girl to fight like this young hell cat and you will never need to worry about her..much.















