And how many farms/farmers does the government want?
Noodge the subsidies down a bit and the rate of farmers folding and leaving agribusiness will increase, stabilize or increase them and the exodus from the rural wastelands will decrease.
Seems like most folks, rural and urban decry corporate mega farms, but that is where we're heading. When I retire/pass on there isn't much doubt my enterprise will be subsumed into a larger organization, there is no way an individual could step up and buy it unless they wanted a hobby farm for a tax write off and were wealthy enough to indulge their whim.
I'm also faced with deciding a strategy for the farms capitol improvements for my age 60 to whatever. Seems stupid to add big farm buildings (despite my needing them for bigger equipment) if they're just going to get bulldozed upon my demise. Same for the house, I want to reconfigure a bit, but amortizing the cost over my enjoyment of the improvements for a limited period of time changes how much I would like to spend.
BTW, corn prices today are only slightly higher than they were in 1819. I challenge the rest of you to voluntarily take a pay cut back to what you would have made 198 years ago and let's see how well you do.
Noodge the subsidies down a bit and the rate of farmers folding and leaving agribusiness will increase, stabilize or increase them and the exodus from the rural wastelands will decrease.
Seems like most folks, rural and urban decry corporate mega farms, but that is where we're heading. When I retire/pass on there isn't much doubt my enterprise will be subsumed into a larger organization, there is no way an individual could step up and buy it unless they wanted a hobby farm for a tax write off and were wealthy enough to indulge their whim.
I'm also faced with deciding a strategy for the farms capitol improvements for my age 60 to whatever. Seems stupid to add big farm buildings (despite my needing them for bigger equipment) if they're just going to get bulldozed upon my demise. Same for the house, I want to reconfigure a bit, but amortizing the cost over my enjoyment of the improvements for a limited period of time changes how much I would like to spend.
BTW, corn prices today are only slightly higher than they were in 1819. I challenge the rest of you to voluntarily take a pay cut back to what you would have made 198 years ago and let's see how well you do.
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