Can We Grow Nevada Agriculture?
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
Looking beyond the day-to-day normal challenges of production agriculture it might be worth thinking some about the agriculture we might expect for the future. Perhaps we could even put those thoughts in terms of what we’d like to see happen, setting the stage for planning and implementation phases which could take us to objectives we might want to accomplish.
When you start considering the future in a planning frame of mind and from a perspective of growth, a series of questions rumble around, captured here as examples of what might make a framework for serious thought…
Do we want to grow Nevada agriculture? How do we define what “growth” means (expanding commodity types, bigger revenue, more enterprises, etc.)?
How would “growing” Nevada agriculture translate to the existing structure of the state’s farming and ranching communities (those practicing farmers/ranchers as well as the rural communities that serve as trading centers)? Would growth be considered improvement – or a detriment?
Beyond If:
After (and only after) due considerations are given to evaluating whether growing the state’s agriculture sector is a worthwhile pursuit, then (and only then) should the process of figuring out the “how” take place. In the event that it’s “green lights” for going forward with considering the game plan for growing Nevada agriculture – the details of who and how can be addressed from there.
Preparing a strategic plan for going forward wouldn’t have to be considered surrender from the way we’ve always done things…it could be a proactive decision to enhance the good we’ve already got going.
Portions of what we already have would fit into the mix for where we’d like to be in the future. There doesn’t have to be a complete dismissal of the current to go somewhere else. Transition could take many forms including exploring new partnerships and working arrangements with people who aren’t even in our neighborhoods right now.
From an agricultural perspective, spring is always a time for renewed optimism…even in the rush of too many things to get done – and not enough time for all of them.
That same type of energy investment is what we need to consider for this project, stimulating our collective creativeness to multiply our potentials by and through those who share their thinking.
Please join in and share your input with this survey link.
Looking beyond the day-to-day normal challenges of production agriculture it might be worth thinking some about the agriculture we might expect for the future. Perhaps we could even put those thoughts in terms of what we’d like to see happen, setting the stage for planning and implementation phases which could take us to objectives we might want to accomplish.
When you start considering the future in a planning frame of mind and from a perspective of growth, a series of questions rumble around, captured here as examples of what might make a framework for serious thought…
Do we want to grow Nevada agriculture? How do we define what “growth” means (expanding commodity types, bigger revenue, more enterprises, etc.)?
How would “growing” Nevada agriculture translate to the existing structure of the state’s farming and ranching communities (those practicing farmers/ranchers as well as the rural communities that serve as trading centers)? Would growth be considered improvement – or a detriment?
Beyond If:
After (and only after) due considerations are given to evaluating whether growing the state’s agriculture sector is a worthwhile pursuit, then (and only then) should the process of figuring out the “how” take place. In the event that it’s “green lights” for going forward with considering the game plan for growing Nevada agriculture – the details of who and how can be addressed from there.
Preparing a strategic plan for going forward wouldn’t have to be considered surrender from the way we’ve always done things…it could be a proactive decision to enhance the good we’ve already got going.
Portions of what we already have would fit into the mix for where we’d like to be in the future. There doesn’t have to be a complete dismissal of the current to go somewhere else. Transition could take many forms including exploring new partnerships and working arrangements with people who aren’t even in our neighborhoods right now.
From an agricultural perspective, spring is always a time for renewed optimism…even in the rush of too many things to get done – and not enough time for all of them.
That same type of energy investment is what we need to consider for this project, stimulating our collective creativeness to multiply our potentials by and through those who share their thinking.
Please join in and share your input with this survey link.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 4/18/2009 10:07 AM 
Categories: Agriculture
Tags: Alternative Crops Farming Ranching Nevada
Categories: Agriculture
Tags: Alternative Crops Farming Ranching Nevada
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