Posted by paul on April 11, 2018 at 12:53:00 from (76.77.197.114):
In Reply to: Re: goverment payment posted by 2002sliverado on April 11, 2018 at 12:20:26:
Yea, McM Farms in northern MN/ND, Illinois Family Farms, Stamp farms in Michigan, Boersen Farms in Michigan..... and a lot of 'smaller' big farms all seem to be following that same example.
It's a shame.
Farming is sort of a gamble of spending so and so much money per acre, and hoping or planning on getting so and so many dollars back per acre. No one knows for sure.....
A person can spend more and hope something good happens and be a big gambler, and these days the bankruptcy laws can shield a lot of nonsense that is hurting the rest of a small rural community.
I can complain about it, but don't have a simple fix to it either that doesn't hurt more along the way.
Sure is disturbing tho. I'll plod along with my six row planter and open station tractor, and hope to harvest this fall with my 1980's combine, but it's disappointing to see the big get super big, and lose the community we used to have in Ag.
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