Kind of said but not surprising given the economics. Even when I was a kid during the 1970's a dairy farm had a great advantage if the wife worked off the farm and had a career versus a job. If I could afford it as a hobby I would not mind having 50-60 cows and the toys that go with it. I always enjoyed watching corn silage get harvested with a 2 row chopper into a self unloading wagon then hauled to the upright to be blown up the silo. Today unless your farm does not need the bank to borrow money the banker will encourage you to have it all custom done for a herd that size and he is right from the economic side of it. In any event it just makes you wonder where it is going to go in another couple of decades. A couple dozen of operations for most of the state. I think our country was at its best when people felt like they had a stake in how things were done such as being owners of a business. What is going to happen when things hit critical mass when enough people have no personal involvement in the business they work for. I am afraid of a lot of change that will not be for the better.
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