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A Tale of Two Farms. By: Phung Nguyen. Preview. Huls Farm Garder Farm Look at Pictures Similar Strengths Similar Weaknesses Lower risk of collapsing Greater risk of collapsing. Huls Farm. Family enterprise by 5 siblings & spouses Located in Bitterroot Valley, Montana
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A Tale of Two Farms By: Phung Nguyen
Preview • Huls Farm • Garder Farm • Look at Pictures • Similar Strengths • Similar Weaknesses • Lower risk of collapsing • Greater risk of collapsing
Huls Farm • Family enterprise by 5 siblings & spouses • Located in Bitterroot Valley, Montana • Located in Ravalli County one of the fastest growing county in the nation • Barn holds 200 cows
Garder Farm • Manor farm of Norse Bishop • Located in Southwestern Greenland • Been abandoned for over 500 years • Was once prosperous
Similar Strengths • By far the largest, most prosperous, most technologically advance farms • State of the Art barns • Owners were important • Located in beautiful natural settings
Similar Weakness’ • Located in district marginally economical for dairying • High northern latitudes short summer • Susceptible to harm by climate change • Far from population centers transportation cost & hazards
Summary • Huls Farm still operating • Garder Farm collapsed • Could it be the future of Huls Farm?
Lower Risk of Collapsing • Powerful technology • Globalization • Modern medicine • Greater knowledge of past societies
Greater Risk of Collapsing • Potent technology • Dependency of modern medicine • Larger population rigid to change