tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post6560408111770397469..comments2024-03-28T03:12:12.079-05:00Comments on Northern Valley Beacon: The end of farmingDavid Newquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-68102210635651905222015-08-18T11:54:29.762-05:002015-08-18T11:54:29.762-05:00I started farming on my own in the early 80's ...I started farming on my own in the early 80's on the family farm where I was raised. Back then I was a "farmer". I was part of the farm culture you describe that is rapidly fading away. Since my operation did not grow in size, I find it is more profitable to have most, if not all of my physical farming custom done today. I cannot justify the expense of the BIG equipment, huge grain bins & grain dryers, or the giant machine sheds (where a red barn used to stand) to house the BIG equipment. When you talk about the changing landscape, I think of our rural church that closed several years ago (not enough people around to attend anymore). But the once visible & familiar "Church steeple" sadly is now dwarfed by giant 100,000 bushel grain bins. My son won't be farming, though he lives on "the home place". We used to call it "the farm". I still make the management decisions on my farm ground, but I am now more of a "gentleman farmer", which means there is one less "farmer". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com