ranchwife
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this post poses a very interesting question??? What will happen to agriculture/ranching with all of our youngsters chosing "the easy life"??? Around here, we are seeing an increasing number (alarming, actually) of young folk going off to college and seeking jobs with BENEFITS, health insurance, paid vacation, monday-friday/9-5, retirement, etc!! Many, many ranches are watching youngsters leave agriculture because these kids have watched mom and dad and grandparents sweat their lives away and without much to show for it!! Unfortunately, they do NOT see that all that hard work if NOT for nothing!! My hubby's family is a prime example.....21 kids and my hubby and only 4 or 5 of his siblings are still in agriculture...others have pursued careers in contracting/construction (BIG money around here...real BIG!!), teaching (heck, yeah....9 months of work instead of 12!!), business, etc!!! Many family owned places are finding themselves with no alternative but to sell out to realtors who only wish to sub-divide and make millions!! Sad.....very, very sad!!