SWBUCKHNTR
Member
What do you guys think of big farmers? I have a lot of farmers in my family both my grandpas farmed, my mom and stepdad farm about 2,000 acres and my aunt and uncle farm 2,400 acres and my wifes grandpa farms close to 2,000. Now with that said three of them have livestock 1 has cows, the other two pigs. They all make a pretty good living. They all have nice places and money to play.
Now we all know that everything is getting bigger and better. What is up with these guys who think they have to farm 10-20,000 acres. I am not saying all are bad because I am sure there are a few out there that are ok. I just dont get why they need that much. Also it seems like the big operations farm fenceline to fenceline leaving no cover for wildlife. I know they dont have to do that because all the farmers in my family leave trees along creeks plant filter strips and put ground into CRP. The next thing that bothers me about them is that they never get the corn out anymore. There is a farmer in my area who still has over 4,000 acres of corn in yet. Last year he he finished picking at the end of march and started planting two weeks later. To me that should show him he has bit off a little more than he can chew. I know farming is a competition just like everything is but c'mon let the little guys have a chance.
When it comes to shotgun or late season it becomes nearly impossible to kill a deer when there are a few thousand acres of corn still in. I have talked to a few guys who arent gonna hunt anymore becasue 3 out of the last 4 years there has been corn in even at the end of december.
Sorry for the long post but I just had to vent about why people have to be so greedy and think that they should have everything and leave others with little to nothing.
Now we all know that everything is getting bigger and better. What is up with these guys who think they have to farm 10-20,000 acres. I am not saying all are bad because I am sure there are a few out there that are ok. I just dont get why they need that much. Also it seems like the big operations farm fenceline to fenceline leaving no cover for wildlife. I know they dont have to do that because all the farmers in my family leave trees along creeks plant filter strips and put ground into CRP. The next thing that bothers me about them is that they never get the corn out anymore. There is a farmer in my area who still has over 4,000 acres of corn in yet. Last year he he finished picking at the end of march and started planting two weeks later. To me that should show him he has bit off a little more than he can chew. I know farming is a competition just like everything is but c'mon let the little guys have a chance.
When it comes to shotgun or late season it becomes nearly impossible to kill a deer when there are a few thousand acres of corn still in. I have talked to a few guys who arent gonna hunt anymore becasue 3 out of the last 4 years there has been corn in even at the end of december.
Sorry for the long post but I just had to vent about why people have to be so greedy and think that they should have everything and leave others with little to nothing.