“People have almost a primordial urge to try to control the weather,” says Andrew Detwiler, president of the Weather Modification Association. “It’s been in the human psyche for millennia, but what we think of today is much more modern.” At least 10 states are currently seeding clouds or studying its possibility to help support cities and continue agricultural production.
It was a farming hoax for history, masterfully executed as fake news by the media and ravenously swallowed by the public. But how in hellfire could the masses be fooled into believing spaghetti noodles grow on trees?
Delays on U.S. railroads have been a growing problem for shipping agricultural goods all year. Labor discussions are ongoing, and the grain industry is concerned about a possible labor strike during the height of harvest in the Midwest.
