Posted by kcm.MN on October 05, 2017 at 12:35:46 from (174.219.9.16):
In Reply to: Dignity posted by rrlund on October 05, 2017 at 07:10:33:
Traditional Farmer -- Where we are is normally a VERY wet area. And due to the normally-harsh climate, there are few crops that one can raise here successfully. Field corn sometimes, but not if it's a wet year. Same with beans and canola. Most people simply grow hay. But the worst part is, I've heard some of the locals talk about what they're going to plant, HOPING for the ground to be too wet and the crop fail. They actually make more money from gov't crop insurance than from a successful crop once you figure in fuel, time, wear-n-tear, etc. One year crops were very late to fail - right before harvest. Then they were angry because they already had so much $$$ invested in the crop.
Some folks have also gotten on the CRP bandwagon and actually make good money at NOT farming anything.
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