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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1420930" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Yes there needs to be some kind of positive outcome from doing anything, be it a small or large scale; but farming takes a real love of it to stick with it on the long term, whether the positive outcome is monetary or just personal satisfaction. </p><p></p><p>Being in love with the farm and the daily personal satisfaction in the little things makes it worth it to most of us. It's not the owning more tractors, bigger equipment, or any of that. It's being able to breathe the air, look at what you have accomplished and feel that you have contributed to the betterment of the land and the animals. Yes we farm for a living, and have full time "town jobs" so that we can farm, but deep inside I hope that I am giving back to the land and the future generations. We do not inherit from our ancestors, we borrow from our children and if somehow I can do something positive for the future, I am satisfied that I have done my small part.</p><p> </p><p> Since you would hate to see the land go, but don't want to put into it what it takes to keep it going in a long term way, at least lease it to someone who can keep it up and get something in return for their work. We have several farms that we lease from older owners no longer able to keep them up, and just can't see themselves stuck in a retirement home or worse, but no one in the family wanting to farm it. The kids are all waiting to get what they think they are due when the parents pass on, but there is no love to hold on to it. Let someone try to keep up the place and when you are gone, it will be up to the next generation to decide if they hate to see it go or if they care what happens to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1420930, member: 25884"] Yes there needs to be some kind of positive outcome from doing anything, be it a small or large scale; but farming takes a real love of it to stick with it on the long term, whether the positive outcome is monetary or just personal satisfaction. Being in love with the farm and the daily personal satisfaction in the little things makes it worth it to most of us. It's not the owning more tractors, bigger equipment, or any of that. It's being able to breathe the air, look at what you have accomplished and feel that you have contributed to the betterment of the land and the animals. Yes we farm for a living, and have full time "town jobs" so that we can farm, but deep inside I hope that I am giving back to the land and the future generations. We do not inherit from our ancestors, we borrow from our children and if somehow I can do something positive for the future, I am satisfied that I have done my small part. Since you would hate to see the land go, but don't want to put into it what it takes to keep it going in a long term way, at least lease it to someone who can keep it up and get something in return for their work. We have several farms that we lease from older owners no longer able to keep them up, and just can't see themselves stuck in a retirement home or worse, but no one in the family wanting to farm it. The kids are all waiting to get what they think they are due when the parents pass on, but there is no love to hold on to it. Let someone try to keep up the place and when you are gone, it will be up to the next generation to decide if they hate to see it go or if they care what happens to it. [/QUOTE]
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