When you become someone who has to pay attention, your every move can be interpreted into a myriad of meanings.

In fact, many of other people's interpretations are usually wrong.

Link agreed to let Westward expand, and did have the idea of getting more kelp residue, but definitely didn't use that thing to completely replace fertilizer in the market. That's too unrealistic.

He simply wanted to get more kelp residue to use to transform the land. Several of his farms in Nevada are desert soils, and high temperatures will cause humus to decompose faster, so he needs to constantly replenish humus, and kelp residue is the best raw material. Hanova Farm needs that too.

He has a good habit of being willing to learn.

And there is something peculiar about his way of learning. For some professional knowledge, he can read books and listen to lectures through the Internet. But he also wants to get some new business ideas, so he listens to other people's ideas and absorbs his own opinions. The best thing to do is to listen to a lecture or watch a documentary.

Among them, he felt that watching documentaries was a good way for him to get more new ideas.

In his heart, several large farms were no less important to him than the Bank of Ozette. Therefore, he attaches great importance to the study of agricultural management and management. He believes that agriculture, like industry, needs to evolve.

He had seen a documentary from the British BBC called "Jimmy's Global Harvest Project". Although some of the concepts in the documentary are a little biased, they are still full of the arrogance of the empire on which the sun never sets. But some of these ideas are worth learning. For example, there is a "soil doctor" who mentions in it that he thinks is very appropriate.

The Australian said: "All farmers are concerned about the role of high technology in agriculture, but forget that agriculture is fundamentally about the land. Most of the peasants don't know the land. ”

The land is the foundation of agriculture, so farmers need to know the land!

He thinks the Australian's claim makes quite sense. At least for now, it makes a lot of sense. And it will be true until human agriculture is recorded as a stage of soilless cultivation.

So he hopes to turn a few of his farms into fertile soil.

In fact, even in the desert of Fairville Farm, he can grow high-yielding crops. Because he has enough water. As long as you have water and fertilizers, soil really isn't a very important thing.

But here's a catch. The use of chemical fertilizers has a great impact on the soil. For example, soil compaction and so on. When the soil is so compacted that water can't penetrate it, no amount of fertilizer you use is in vain.

So he just wanted to improve the soil by increasing the humus of the land.

As for replacing fertilizer with kelp residues, he can do that, but only on a few of his farms. Other people's farms are no longer in his consideration.

At the current cost of fertilizer, an acre of arable land costs at least $100. And his farm is developed on at least hundreds of thousands of acres. The cost of fertilizer alone could save him tens of millions of dollars.

Of course, it was impossible for him to do this with the kelp residue alone. However, he still has cows. Pigs can also be raised. As long as the ordinary agricultural products produced on his farm are properly planned, they can provide him with two or three hundred million dollars in income. And fertile land is an important wealth in itself.

But one of Aaron's ideas was correct: Link was indeed preparing for a war with the existing agricultural giants.

And he's planning a tentative offense.

In his system, there are products, there are standards, and there are plans to build a transportation and sales network. But those things were still on paper, and he needed to find a chance to make them happen.

He thinks the Fox Food Festival might be a fitting opportunity.

Kempner came to Fox specifically for the Fox Food Festival.

On this day, because of his arrival, Link did not go to work, but took him to visit the Ozette farm.

Kempner was a first-time visitor to Ozette Farms.

At first glance, he saw that this was a completely different world from his Holland farm. The farm has a dense network of inland rivers. Vast areas of rich pastures and vineyards, as well as endless primeval forests.

They walked out from the vineyards from one side, Kempner said, "It's really incredible. The vineyards here are growing so well. I remember that the amount of precipitation and rain here was even comparable to that of England, but there was no way to grow grapes in England. ”

"So I have to thank this grape. ”

"I know. It's the Blue Lagoon grape. Kempner said with a smile. "It is said that some wineries in California's Napa Valley are now also growing this grape. But it's New Mexico that grows more. It is said that more than 40,000 acres of new vineyards have been planted there in the past two years. The industry believes it will become another wine-producing center in the United States. ”

"That sounds really good. The more developed the wine industry is, the more I can benefit. ”

Kempner was puzzled by his "Kuoda": "Aren't you worried about the onslaught of other wines? The grapes are said to be growing very well, both in California and in New Mexico." ”

Link didn't pay much attention to it. In fact, the wine industry now has a view of American wines: there are two kinds of wines in the United States, one is the Blue Lagoon and the other is the California wine.

There are also two kinds of wine in the world: one is the Blue Lagoon and the other is the other.

That's certainly quite a compliment to his wines. That also made some people want to grow Blue Lagoon grapes.

It is said that Luke Truss made a lot of money selling grape seedlings. Of course, he also co-grows a large number of grapes himself, right next door to Hans's farm, Ekobe. It is said that at least five thousand acres have been planted there.

And at Bell Farm, John Malone has planted 10,000 acres.

But he had a lot of confidence in the Blue Lagoon grapes, the kind of confidence that no one else could grow grapes that were suitable for winemaking. So he didn't spend less and less of his spare energy paying attention to them.

He said with a smile: "Grapes are just the raw materials for winemaking, and if the winemaking technology is not good, no matter how good the raw materials are, it will be useless." He paused, pointing to a large building several stories tall beyond the vineyard. "I'll take you to see my wine cellar. Right there. ”

Kempner glanced at the building and smiled, "I've heard about the many large cellars you've built for wine cellars. I've wanted to visit it for a long time. ”

Link smiled, led him to the cellar and opened the door, saying, "It's relatively cold inside." We're going to put on a work suit. ”

The optimum cellaring temperature for wine is usually below 20 degrees Celsius. Link's cellar temperature is eighteen degrees Celsius. It was indeed a relatively low temperature, and if you stayed in it for a long time, it would feel a little cold.

The cellar has no windows and has two floors underground, while there are five floors above ground. Each floor is supported by a large number of columns. The first floor of this cellar has a large number of steel shelves, on which a large number of barrels are placed horizontally.

Kempner noticed a white mist coming out of the hallway, which was supposed to be an air conditioner. He asked, "You control the temperature here through central air conditioning? Such a large space should require a lot of electricity." ”

Link nodded and said, "Yes." Air conditioning and constant humidity systems require a lot of electricity. However, I have already built two high-power wind turbines on my farm, and more than a dozen more are under construction. Electricity is nothing to worry about. In fact, the farm is now more than self-sufficient in electricity, and has begun to want Huazhou Electric Power Company to connect to the grid. ”

As Kempner poured wine from the cask from Link's glass, he exclaimed, "How do I feel like you're your kingdom here?" With the exception of industrial products, it seems that they are all self-sufficient. ”

Link smiled and said, "That's an exaggeration. But it does have a lot to offer me and my family. It's not just money. He said as he took two glasses of wine with a large pipette and gave one of them to Kempner.

Kempner closed his glass, shook his glass, and said, "I think now I understand why Fawkes is your sphere of influence." ”

"No, I don't admit it. Fox is the Fox of the Foxes. I'm just one of them. Link shook his glass for a while, then raised his glass and touched him.

Kempner took a sip and said, "But you're not far behind the president at Fox." He took another sip and said. "Well, this is the latest fire cloud? ”

"Yes. This is the fire cloud that was brewed last year. Albert added new elements to it. ”

"I think it's going to be a perfect score for this year's tournament!" Kempner said, taking another sip of his wine. "You told me that our association would provide free ingredients for the food festival, and that's absolutely fine. But what the hell do you think?"

"Kempner, although this platform is small, it is not necessarily a good thing for us to have a platform that is too big. "If it's too big a platform, there's too much noise. The reaction of those people will of course be more violent as a result. "And there will be a few media outlets involved, and some Hollywood stars will be in attendance. ”

"Starlet?"

"It's just some handsome guys and beauties, and those big stars haven't decided yet. I didn't have much hope, though. The festival will take place over two days. The festival is scheduled to take place over two days, and it will be advertised starting tomorrow. I think there will be a lot of people who will attend. ”

"It's like a food festival and a food competition. Can people from other states sign up as well?"

Hearing this, Link smiled and said, "Are you going to participate?"

Kempner said with a smile, "We Texas cowboys are happy to recommend Texas cowboys to the citizens of Fox." Of course, I don't plan to participate in the competition, but maybe I can participate in the food festival. I heard you would attend. ”

"Yes. Not only me, but Claire and Neil are also ready to show off their cooking skills at the food festival. ”

"Then I can't be absent. Kempner said with a smile. "And I came up with a really good idea. ”

Link laughs, "I think we also need to be prepared to deal with a stronger public opinion offensive from those people after the food festival." ”

If the Fox Food Festival is reported in the media, the food produced by the North Texas Pollution-Free Food Standard will officially enter the house. Those people may not be able to deal with it calmly.

And Link: Of course, their purpose will be under the sun.