Posted by MF Poor on February 04, 2008 at 03:13:58 from (66.64.181.106):
In Reply to: appreciate a listening ear posted by old fashioned farmer on February 03, 2008 at 17:43:48:
Your mother and father are PARTNERS. That"s how a real marriage works. She has just as much to say as he does in the final outcome.
Your father is now a BUSINESS PARTNER with the other heirs, as well as his wife. His opinions are only a percentage of the decision. He may (and probably should) have a feel for the opinions of the others involved, if not an actual voiced opinion.
While I agree that family history SHOULD have a major bearing on how the future of the grandparents farm is handled, the generation before you has to make decisions based on CURRENT needs and wants of the entire family. In a perfect world, that group should have everything they need and want for the rest of their lives. Maybe they don"t. Maybe they"re looking at the best possible cash income for their current situation rather than your dreams and hopes. I don"t know the specifics of your family"s situation, but it would be very much understandable if they wanted more direct income than you"re capable of producing for them at this point.
If you don"t have the cash resources at this moment to start farming the land in a manner that"s immediately profitable (as profitable as farming can be anyway) your mother may be correct in her thinking. Use your education to advance your financial position to where you CAN afford to operate the farm on your own.
You mentioned that the farm will be leased. There"s hope yet. So long as it"s not being sold off, get yourself bolstered financially and come back to the game at a later date prepared to do this on your own.
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