Because of the size farmers have gotten to thinking they must be, IE 10 000 acres or more, who the heck else other than investors from other countries or otherwise, is able to buy the land? I have little complaint with this as well. I mean, who on here other than SF3, could walk in and buy a 5000 acre farm? lol
I dunno, maybe I have backyarditis, because here there are many families farming, the biggest guy daring to be around 4 000 acres, with most in the 1400 to 2500 acre range. No chineeeeeese investment anywhere near here, and probably will not ever be. The young guys here are sticking around whether daddy has 4 quarters or 79. Though some of my neighbors are aggravating, it is nice to look out the end of my driveway. I can see 10 yards within 2 miles, all with young farm families. The attitude here has not been to be huge, but to be good at it, and so the kids see this, and want to farm, in spite of the weather issues of the last decade.
I guess my point is, generally, that the farmers who have been hoodwinked to expand like it is all in life that matters, end up quitting. NOBODY can walk in and buy a large farm from scratch. And we get surprised that outside investors are coming in? May I ask why?
IF we had been encouraging our kids to farm, while our greedy and selfish fortunes are being built, rather than saying get outa here and see if you wanna come back someday, or don't farm, it sucks, maybe we would not be in this boat right now. Really, farming has changed so much in the last 5 or 10 years, and frankly it is becoming ridiculous. Farmers are mad when a neighbor rents a half section, they are mad when the neighbor gets a bigger drill, they are mad when the neighbor.... Farming was more fun when everyone had contentment. Who is content anymore? It is a more more more world, and it is driving me crazy!!!
I do see the point regarding these guys coming in and sponging off the aggravation teat, while locals who have suffered get diddly, etc.. But why are the farmers who have had this big push to get bigger bigger bigger, so against outside investment? Who else will buy your land?
I dunno, maybe I have backyarditis, because here there are many families farming, the biggest guy daring to be around 4 000 acres, with most in the 1400 to 2500 acre range. No chineeeeeese investment anywhere near here, and probably will not ever be. The young guys here are sticking around whether daddy has 4 quarters or 79. Though some of my neighbors are aggravating, it is nice to look out the end of my driveway. I can see 10 yards within 2 miles, all with young farm families. The attitude here has not been to be huge, but to be good at it, and so the kids see this, and want to farm, in spite of the weather issues of the last decade.
I guess my point is, generally, that the farmers who have been hoodwinked to expand like it is all in life that matters, end up quitting. NOBODY can walk in and buy a large farm from scratch. And we get surprised that outside investors are coming in? May I ask why?
IF we had been encouraging our kids to farm, while our greedy and selfish fortunes are being built, rather than saying get outa here and see if you wanna come back someday, or don't farm, it sucks, maybe we would not be in this boat right now. Really, farming has changed so much in the last 5 or 10 years, and frankly it is becoming ridiculous. Farmers are mad when a neighbor rents a half section, they are mad when the neighbor gets a bigger drill, they are mad when the neighbor.... Farming was more fun when everyone had contentment. Who is content anymore? It is a more more more world, and it is driving me crazy!!!
I do see the point regarding these guys coming in and sponging off the aggravation teat, while locals who have suffered get diddly, etc.. But why are the farmers who have had this big push to get bigger bigger bigger, so against outside investment? Who else will buy your land?
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