|
| Joel, Interesting topic. I grew up on a farm and went to WIU ag school and have been in the ag business ever since. Dr Robinson, Hoerner, Rogers, Roskamp were the professors when Macomb was my home. My son didn't grow up on the farm, didn't go to an ag school and is just starting out in the ag business. I feel he is better prepared to succeed in his career than I was when I started. I doubt if I knew what the fuel per acre number was when Iwas 20 and if there was a number given in lecture, how reliable it was. I might have been able to calculate the consumption rate at the Mill, Ritz or Moon thou.
The difference I see in today's students is a higher level of professional confidence. These students are better trained and prepared for todays challenges than I feel I was at 20. I would have loved to sit through one of your classes based on the presentations you have posted here.
Early in my career a company VP stated that our new hires were smarter than top management. The difference was the experience level that the top managers could draw on. From my personal observations this is still the case.
| |
|
How much diesel do you burn per acre?
