Re: Young farmers starting, and no one willing to help

Posted by Bruce from Can. on June 05, 2018 at 20:41:11 from (74.12.68.226):

In Reply to: Re: Young farmers starting, and no one willing to help posted by FC Andy on June 05, 2018 at 19:45:29:

FC Andy , you sound so very much like one of my
own brothers. After I had been farming for several
years he told me one day how lucky I was, and how
he never got the chance. This brother of mine was
13 years older than me, had a University Degree, a
wife with a full time job as a school teacher, and
already had his house paid off. He had been
working in the Police force since I was in high
school. Yet some how he thought that I better
opportunities than he did. He could quit his job, sell
his house, and go full time farming, with a heck of a
lot more equity than I did, but he either couldn’t see
where or how to look for opportunities, or didn’t
want to risk his security. So he tried to make me out
to be “just lucky”.
I am not looking down on you , or anyone else, if
you want to farm, gather your assets, device a plan
, and work to meet your goal.
Friend of mine recently told me that he feels that he
should just give up on farming, cause every farmer
around him has big new equipment and get so
much more done so much faster than he can. I told
him to stop looking at these BTO guys, you only
have to complete against yourself. So long as you
are improving your farm and your equity and profit
each year. Who cares how you do it.
To be able to expand my own farming operation, I
had to sell my little farm in the community where I
was raised and move to another farm , were we
new almost no one. Why because city speculators,
and foreign land buyers had been grabbing up the
farms, and driving the price out of reach for any
farmers. The cash crop guys loved if, more land to
rent for them. But it destroys livestock farms, and
eroded the farm communities.
You are right when you say that if you don’t act by
the time you are 40 it will be too late. Make a plan ,
set a goal of a time frame to meet that plan, and go
for broke. Even if you have to move to another state
to make it happen. You are just waiting to take the
chance on yourself!! Not waiting or looking for it to
just come your way.

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