tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post2677366887746181564..comments2023-04-28T06:13:03.512-07:00Comments on . Kissed A Farmer: Family Farmer: Who Decides?Suzie Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17539510126917839033noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-13793611363059171652012-08-27T08:21:12.276-07:002012-08-27T08:21:12.276-07:00Thanks Karen! Yes, it is a LOT different farming ...Thanks Karen! Yes, it is a LOT different farming out here next to the largest desert in North America. I also enjoyed meeting so many different farmers and ranchers at ACFC12. Suzie Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539510126917839033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-36875737261388667562012-08-27T05:00:26.312-07:002012-08-27T05:00:26.312-07:00What a great read! I am now putting a face to the...What a great read! I am now putting a face to the face I saw at Ag Chat 2012. I woke up early this morning with many thoughts and questions that need answers so I can correctly answer our critics. My head is spinning trying to define my role as an agvocate for our profession. Thank you again for the great article. What I love also is to read how everyone else farms. Your perspective is a bit different from up here in west central MN.Karen Larsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-71378269127504716122012-08-21T19:33:31.063-07:002012-08-21T19:33:31.063-07:00I hope everyone shares this terrific blog. Here...I hope everyone shares this terrific blog. Here's the deal folks...we try to be respectful in ag, but if you repeat the lie that modern agriculture is "corporate" you are telling a lie too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-80176290631249141182012-08-21T12:02:38.116-07:002012-08-21T12:02:38.116-07:00So very true Michele. Just because we do somethin...So very true Michele. Just because we do something that makes good business sense doesn't make us faceless or factory.Suzie Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539510126917839033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-44357311523416980152012-08-21T11:37:14.806-07:002012-08-21T11:37:14.806-07:00Thanks so much Bill. You have been an amazing men...Thanks so much Bill. You have been an amazing mentor the past 20 years. You have also been instrumental in building the crop insurance program into what it is today, which is why this country still has Family Farmers on the farm. Without it, Family Farmers would vanish.Suzie Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539510126917839033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-88316875779045038182012-08-21T11:31:56.396-07:002012-08-21T11:31:56.396-07:00Suzie:
Great post. You have captured eloquently ...Suzie:<br /><br />Great post. You have captured eloquently in words the essence of what constitutes a "Farmer." That is why I am always proud to be able to say I grew up a "Farmer," owned and operated the family farm and since that time have worked diligently for farmers through the Crop Insurance Program.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Bill H.<br />Bill Hansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-33623984504151060492012-08-21T10:50:30.364-07:002012-08-21T10:50:30.364-07:00Enjoyed your perspective - it takes a lot of diffe...Enjoyed your perspective - it takes a lot of different kinds of family farms to produce food. I own a small business, which is a corporation. It doesn't make my business a factory any more than multiple tractors makes your farm a factory. Thanks for explaining that to people!Michele Payn-Knoperhttp://causematters.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-51677273776307728552012-08-21T09:45:23.638-07:002012-08-21T09:45:23.638-07:00Many, many small and family businesses operate und...Many, many small and family businesses operate under some type of corporation structure these days. It just makes sense. Then the statistics go out and it looks to the world like big, faceless corporations are operating all the land. But many of these small corporations have only one member, the farmer! Thanks for reading!Suzie Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539510126917839033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-22327128983517240362012-08-21T09:39:47.016-07:002012-08-21T09:39:47.016-07:00The thing is, by the USDA definition,and you'd...The thing is, by the USDA definition,and you'd think they know, but on this one, they are dead wrong, most farms are corporate farms, either by assets, or structure of their business. My family has our farm structured as a corporation for no other reason than to protect our family from someone who might want to sue us if we were involved in an accident with a farm vehicle. By assets we have, because our family has farmed for generations (since immigrating from Germany in the 1840's) in the same general spot, we fall into the definition of a large farm, but our large farm basically supports our family and my in laws, we aren't rich, I drive a vehicle with over two hundred thousand miles on it, and pray everyday it goes another hundred thousand more, can't afford to replace it........ its like so many things, while the official definition sounds grandiose, in context, its often much MUCH different. Great post! :) KHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364831316574528611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-28875912309273267812012-08-21T09:37:31.063-07:002012-08-21T09:37:31.063-07:00Thanks Gene. In all my life long dealings with fa...Thanks Gene. In all my life long dealings with farmers, I have yet to find one that doesn't fit my definition, big, small or any size in between.Suzie Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539510126917839033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790673087448713871.post-89134585837274818992012-08-21T08:40:32.372-07:002012-08-21T08:40:32.372-07:00This farm family is the real deal folks. You can b...This farm family is the real deal folks. You can believe the Internet pop culture or get the truth from Suzie Wilde.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com