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If anyone thinks farming is for simpletons, come fucking try it. Bring your tickets in heavy duty mechanics, welding, fitting, instrumentation, and millwrighting. An accounting degree with minors in veterinary science, commerce, soil biology, animal science and mychorrizhal studies will be an asset. Also, you're going to need a CDL and the ability to operate about 30 types of heavy equipment without dying because there aren't a lot of safeties on anything. If you're slow, you're dead.
Now take all that and add a credit score sufficient to borrow about $2 million for operating line, inputs, salaries, land rent, equipment maintenance and leasing and custom work. Then come talk to me about talents.
I tried growing a bed of veggies during the pandemic and miserably failed lol. I'm someone who has been growing 100+ houseplants for years so I'm not a novice.
I have deep respect for farmers, not just because of the talent and hard work but also because of the courage it takes to do it (like your life can be ruined if there isn't enough rain one year).
I have been growing beds of veggies for years and I don’t have a fucking PhD in whatever the fuck dude said above. Large scale farming is a whole lot different than a backyard garden. Behold the fruits of my labors as a simpleton
Part of the calculation and you have some buffer crops. At least here. Are still a lot of US farms monoculture?
Of course not! They uh... Plant several varieties of corn! :p