I rent 240 acres from my parents. I have no livestock, but I do bale and sell some grass hay from an old pasture we own. I am looking at buying a 35 acre tract of land. My newest pieces of farm equipment are 2 gravity wagons, which are 5 years old, a flail shredder and a planter which are both 9 years old. From there, the newest tractor is 23 years old and they get older from there. I do not farm full time, nor have I ever. My parents did not want me to come back to the farm. There was an uncle in partnership with my dad who really did not want me to come back to the farm either. I work a good paying full time job, which has allowed me to pretty much invest every bit of money made for the past 10 years back into the farm itself. I have been involved in agriculture for all my years working since I graduated from college nearly 30 years ago. My parents realized about 15 years ago my passion was in the farm. When my dad turned 65, he opted to rent the farm to me and continue to farm a nearby tract of just under 200 acres, which he was looking to turn over to me when he decided he no longer wanted to do it anymore. The landlord took it away from him for unscrupulous and malicious reasons. Such is life. I had concerns about being "beholden" to that landlord, so it is not the end of the world. Too many people still have money in their pockets at this time and are willing to pay too much cash rent. I would like to get my kids through college, pay off my mortgage, have new vehicles in the garage, and then consider early retirement from my job and farm full time for the last 10 years before I "hang it up." Just have to see how it goes.
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