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| On trying new methods, put the risk and reward on yourself. Pin down a dollar figure of what your proposed new method will save or cost over the old way. Try the new ideas on a test plot or strips of whatever size you choose. If gramps still isn't on board even for a test plot and your sure it will work then offer to eat or own the bottom line loss or gain on the new-way plots relative to the old-way plots. That would keep the risk and possible reward or failure all on you. Depending on what you have in mind you might have to rent a machine if you don't already have what you need but its probably wise to see if the new idea works out on your farm before dropping any serious cash for a "new fangled" machine anyway. Naturally, this depends somewhat on specifically what new method you want to try. Some things only benefit if practised over a number of years and in these cases this might not be possible to do, but there should be many things that it would work for.
Edited by elmerfud 9/16/2010 00:24
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