The week: Where are we headed, Mr. Takhov?

Good day on Sunday! Whatever is in the country, the same is in agriculture. In nature – drought, floods, casualties, and in agriculture – freezing, drought, foot-and-mouth disease. In politics: it is not known who exactly is governing us – one or 5 prime ministers. In agriculture, 36 branch organizations in defense of the agricultural minister Georgi Takhov, against another 2 that have withdrawn their trust from him and are ready for protests. (The number 36 is not entirely accurate because here there are processors, LLCs, zootechnicians, and even a university.) However, there are two essential differences between politicians and farmers here. One is that the former are fighting for power, while the latter are trying to save their business. The other difference is that these two agricultural organizations that want change and no longer have trust in the minister, that is, the authorities, have a larger membership than the 36 behind whose names stands a small army. The division in ...