Posted by FrogCreekRanch on September 03, 2021 at 14:32:19 from (74.95.69.173):
This thought has been popping into my head a lot recently. For the guys like me who farm as a hobby, what keeps you going? We put in long hours at work, then come home and do it all over again.
For me there are two reasons. First is I like working the land. My great-grandfather cleared the land our farm is on and I feel like I owe it to him to keep going. Nobody else in my family is even remotely interested in farming & taking on the hard work. My great-grandfather is the one who really put in the work in the 30's-40's. He owned an Allis-Chalmers dealership and used AC equipment up until the 60's when he retired. My grandpa loves to farm but never really took it up until I became interested, now we have a full operation going.
Second is I love the equipment (most of the time). I like running and working on the equipment. The engineering that goes into farm equipment is fascinating to watch, especially when everything is working right :)
Anyway, just curious what keeps others going as farming is not for the faint of heart and it is becoming harder and harder to make any real money at it, aside from commercial guys. I have a good day job that pays my bills and anything I make off of farming is just a bonus to buy more equipment!
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