Originally Posted by Oldtimr

You do not have to explain to me what deer or other wildlife need to thrive, I suspect I am more versed in it that you are. In fact the deer use the fields in the picture I posted heavily for shelter, Where did I say that an entire farm was put into the program I spoke about? There is other wildlife that also must be considered besides deer and nowhere did I indicate a monoculture was being made. Actually, you missed the whole point I was trying to make. The point was is in our country forcing farmers to plant or leave fallow a section of land because the government tells them they must would not fly, we have protections from that sort of thing. If the government would tell a farmer he could not farm an area because of for instance endangered species would be harmed the fovernment would have to pay the farmer for his loss because they have for all intent and purpose taken his land. One of the main points of our country tossing out the Brittish was so there would be no government telling people what they could and could not do on their land, and in fact the ownership of land without it being taken by the government on a whim of a King was a key component of our idea of the founders idea of a new country with a government for the people, by the people. Were I from another country, I would not presume to tell an American what liberty and freedom is or is not!