Farmers are very independent. Many worked hard all of their life and have difficulty leaving something that has become their way of life. Those in their 70's and 80's still farming today may be the hardest to "pry" loose inorder to "turn over the reins". They started farming in a different time. Much of the work was done by hand. They had many hardships - dirt roads, cutting fire wood, shoveling snow, digging in tile, farming with horses, etc. Farming runs deep in their bones and to quit might just mark their death. My dad was still farming at 86. He could climb bins and shovel corn at a pace with many 50 year olds. He couldn't quit. He knew that farming kept him active and heathly physically. He knew that the daily decision making kept his brain functioning properly. Honestly he was strong both mentally and physically when he died. He would request new products such as herbicides from the farm supply center. Salesmen later told me after his death that he often requested products they hadn't even started using yet. Farmers being self employed can continue working well into their upper years. I learned from dad that when you get old one of the greatest blessings is being able to "DO WHAT YOU WANT EVEN IF IT IS WORK!!!" Dad was going to farm this past year, but had dealt with colon cancer for 3 years. He finally knew he had to quit. One day he said he was going to need "help" farming. Two weeks later he said mom and I are going to rent it to you. Two weeks later they sold it to me. It was hard for him to give up. Sometimes it takes death to plan for changes. Even though everything worked out, I would recommend everyone think about farm transition. Farmers love their land and way of life. We all should be doing farm transition planning for something which has been so valuable to our life and something we want to keep in the family. At age 56, I do understand dad's resistance for "turning over the reins". I guess I want to farm until age 86 too.
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