[trhway]

>One has to wonder whether modern agriculture is no longer as affected by these kinds of changes

2011 Arab Spring <- bread/wheat prices <- 2010 wildfires in Russia destroying significant share of wheat harvest

>or whether the war in Ukraine is just a sign of things to come.

Ukraine wheat production most probably will be significantly less this year.

[irrational]

Well, the farmers have lots of tanks for farm work now.

[totetsu]

But are you locked into needing a Russian military certified technician to repair them?

[jonah]

Well, they're not made by John Deere and the farmers can probably get spare parts in their neighbor's field.

[askonomm]

Farmers are a resourceful bunch. Most I've met can fix just about anything.

[rossdavidh]

...mostly non-functional.