EC MN - Hour North of 'The Cities' | Depends how involved a son/daughter is in the operation, and what their true reasons are for continuing their education in ag classes. I wouldn't doubt that a certain percentage are doing it to get back to the farm to make some bank growing $6 corn, not realizing it was below $4 in 2010 and margins don't change much. But there has to be some students in your class that should know the answers to the general questions of production ag and find agriculture more interesting than just a way of making a buck.
At 20 I was going to college and coming home about every weekend to farm (fall/spring). Probably not my wisest choice, but I wanted to farm. I even had a part time gig working for a farmer during the week. All through high school the farm was first and fun was second, with a few exceptions. While in high school, I was involved with knowing general per acre costs and other expenses along with soil test analysis, fertilizer recs, etc.
My sister, on the otehr hand, is 2 years younger than I and doesn't really dig farming. Can't blame her for it, it's her decision and she is taking a different path that will probably be more stable in terms of income. I know of a few 'farm kids' who grew up on the farm, but have decided that returning to help run the show isn't what will float their boat, but would still have a good idea of how to run a farm. |
How much diesel do you burn per acre?
