Very cool. In the future, what uses do you think, that you and misses will do with it? Meaning row crop or going back to livestock etc.
Every year, I see big farm and ranches broken up and sold into smaller parcels, at some point its going to effect food production/food security.
The commercial farms will get bigger, and can easily be devastating if disease or natural disaster would occur on/near the commercial farms.
Then all the orginal family farms that became fractured up so much over years, they just don't produce the livestock/crops like they did in the past.
One of the trends in my area, many livestock owners are walking away from it all together. The continued drought persists here.
It depends, if we get the full 80 acres or just half.
The wife has always wanted to raise chickens, so that will happen. IF we get the full 80, then half will stay in row crops, 20 acres will go to garden, chickens, pigs, and the other 20 will either go into conservation program for 7 years, could go into hay production, or it could be row cropped.
Right now my wife is struggling with some health issues that has had her unable to drive since July. She undergoes surgery at the end of November and will be in wheelchair for three months and hopefully after that she will start to get some of her mobility back.
So, lots of things in flux, but we know the good Lord has a plan and we are just trying to roll with it. We continue to make plans and budget accordingly so when the opportunity opens up we will be in a position to take advantage of it.
