Heil Harvesting, Ulysses KS/Limon CO | Your passion is well taken. I do have a couple of comments.
Bear in mind that not everyone is cut out to be a business (and yes farming is a business) owner. There are many great employees who lack the desire or ability to manage their own operation.
In many cases, a family farm that goes away becomes another family farm. Growth is necessary in most cases to open the door for future generations. Large farms employ and generally pay well.
The suppliers in many cases have shot themselves in the foot when it comes to larger guys going to outside markets. They may be doing you a favor by convincing the local service providers to become more competitive which better serves your operation.
I agree with you that you should do what you can do to prove yourself. My question is this, when do you become too big in your own eyes? What is that line? When do you say no to a local provider for the sake of your bottom line? At what point do you make enough to support a lifestyle you like? Will someone else consider that to be too much?
Decisions in farming are made on two criteria: ethics and money. Hopefully in that order. Ethics is a touchy subject. Very touchy. Some would call the assertion of others being greedy unethical while some may think large farm size is unethical...
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