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Pittsburg, Kansas | I can deeply relate to that.
Having barely squeaked by during the 80's at times we weren't sure we were going to make it farming. So we did very modest off farm investments "just in case" we had to start over in another occupation.
At the time we pulled the plug on the farming operation the off farm investments had become a pretty decent portion of our total net worth. When we got done paying off the debts and land and taxes on the gains from the farm machinery we added the proceeds to our off farm investments. Almost all gold and silver with a smattering of stocks. We were basically at half farmland and half off farm investments.
The last two years the off farm investments have been quite a ride. Our net worth has increased, since we have been retired, more than 50 years of farming and farm land got us. Multiple times more. But farming got us to that point of being in a position to do so.
It is so nice to be lucky. I sure don't claim it to have any investment skill or prowess.
Edited by John Burns 1/17/2026 16:22
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What do you really want out of ag?
