Blake I share your sentiments. Money is just an instrument to achieve what you value in life. I grew up farming and while I choose to seek a career in IT, I have always had fond memories of farming. I will say it is not for the faint at heart. We rarely had a positive cash flow and yes government subsidies helped. My Dad worked other jobs in the winter to pay the bills, he became a highly skilled trim carpenter; his love was always the farm. My mom and the children worked other jobs too. My great grandparents made the land run to stake their claim on a 1/4 section of land that became a 1/2 section later in my great granddads days & we had a 27 acre pond where we sold fishing permits as a source of income. My sister now has the farm. Farming teaches immeasurable values & work ethic with the opportunity to create business skills & great memories.
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Blake I share your sentiments. Money is just an instrument to achieve what you value in life. I grew up farming and while I choose to seek a career in IT, I have always had fond memories of farming. I will say it is not for the faint at heart. We rarely had a positive cash flow and yes government subsidies helped. My Dad worked other jobs in the winter to pay the bills, he became a highly skilled trim carpenter; his love was always the farm. My mom and the children worked other jobs too. My great grandparents made the land run to stake their claim on a 1/4 section of land that became a 1/2 section later in my great granddads days & we had a 27 acre pond where we sold fishing permits as a source of income. My sister now has the farm. Farming teaches immeasurable values & work ethic with the opportunity to create business skills & great memories.
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