Posted 1/25/2019 18:41 (#7272516 - in reply to #7272395) Subject: RE: Are ethanol and crop insurance hurting the young farmer?
SoDak Farms - 1/25/2019 17:51
It’s no secret that farmers are farming longer because it’s easier these days....
You realize it's "easier" for each generation. I'm assuming you didn't farm with horses. The work labor is easier but the volume and the acres/hours/machinery cost to do it and make money are much more difficult to do today compared to the 70's for example. Back then 800 acres produced as much revenue as 2400