Posted by NY 986 on August 09, 2012 at 11:49:54 from (67.142.178.22):
In Reply to: Re: start in farming posted by mkirsch on August 09, 2012 at 10:43:30:
Every teen should do a little soul searching before starting a business venture but once you have confirmed you have the ability to handle it then it is the time to get started. Don't be discouraged because your analysis shows you won't be a BTO anytime soon but do not pencil yourself in for top yields and top prices for many consecutive years, either. Bankers and other important business leaders like to see young go-getters. When I was at college this attitude was impressed on me whether I was being trained to sit at the farmer's side of the desk or the banker's. Guys that sit around and do little till their thirties are examined with great scrutiny. They would have to have a fairly impressive non-farm career to that point to get favorable recognition. I agree that a party-hearty attitude is not going to make for a successful business. If I took that attitude at that age and the cows did not get milked when they were supposed to my dad would have the cows gone so fast it would make my head spin.
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