Posted by LonM on December 01, 2014 at 13:06:47 from (69.165.30.148):
In Reply to: Re: Future of Farming posted by David G on December 01, 2014 at 09:39:18:
I agree with you David. Niches are fine but they need a niche market. Most small farms will go the way of small mainstreet stores- they will either run out of working capital or there won't be anyone to take on the responsibilities of being a sole owner/operator when the current owner retires. The newer machinery has amazing capacity and is easier to operate than the older stuff. Don't get me wrong, I still run old machinery and fix away on it to save money, but anytime we buy something bigger or newer we wonder why we didn't do it sooner.... The reason why most farms operate the way they do is because there are no alternatives that make economic sense. And once a proven business model is formed, it is pretty easy to scale it up to a very large operation. That is why I agree that farms will keep getting bigger. I don't necessarily like that idea or all the negative consequences that follow it, but that is how a commodity-driven business is.
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