Posted by super99 on July 06, 2016 at 18:41:53 from (74.32.249.162):
I couldn't decide whether to put this here or on tales, so I'll get the tractor part out of the way first. 2- Oliver 1850 diesels, Row Crop 88, JD 70, Farmall 400. There, that's done. I have 65 acres that is planted 1/2 corn and 1/2 beans. The farm belonged to my grandparents, it's been in the family since 1945. My goal was to retire and farm my little farm to keep busy. The neighbor to the east put his whole farm in the Bee and Butterfly Program thru the FSA. When we were at the FSA office today paying off the sealed corn loan I asked about the program and what it pays. If I put 31 acres in the program, they will pay me $260.94/acre, $8128/year total. If I put the whole farm in, they will pay me $285/acre, $17,454/year total. This is a 10 year program. I'm 64, so the odds of me ever farming the place again are slim to none. The only time I came close to making that much money off of this place was when corn was $8 and beans were $16 and that didn't last very long. I have more that enough machinery, paid for, to farm it, but still, that's a LOT of money for this sandy hill farm. I have severe arthritis in my spine and knee, not sure how much longer I can work and farm as it is now. I went to the bank and paid off the backhoe and paid 1/2 of my operating loan for this year off and talked to him about it. He said it seemed like too good of a deal to pass up, dollar wise it seems like a simple decision to go ahead and sign up for next year. Why am I so reluctant to give up something I enjoy doing, knowing that I won't be able to do it very many more years anyway?? There are enough neighbors close that if I want to drive a tractor, all I have to do is go offer and I'll be busy spring and fall. My wife is turning 62 this fall, I need to keep working for the insurance till she turns 65, but not even sure if I can go that long. Looks like it should be an easy call to make, why am I so reluctant to do it?? Chris
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