Posted 3/9/2024 09:01 (#10658440 - in reply to #10658086) Subject: RE: Outside views on farmers finances
Amherst WI
barren - 3/9/2024 03:31
How many farmers on here could start a farm from scratch today? Most people couldn't farm if they wanted to due to the financial requirements. Starting farming today is way harder than it was years ago.
I have no clue if this statement is true or not. It took 27 years to get where I am today. It wasn't biscuits and gravy for the majority of that time and had plenty of people willing to give me a chance (and plenty who would not) along the way. It finally feels like I'm "over the hump" just in time for breakeven crop prices. So it goes....