Plow Days and Farm Dreams 

Love the footage of the vintage tractors plowing! Keep your dream alive, you'll get there one day, you have God on your side!

I love seeing the old tractors. Thanks for sharing. I've been farming part-time since 2010 & full-time for 4 years on Nov 17th. This year has been brutally hard on us. I've asked myself should I be doing this. But I keep saying, "God isn't going to bring it this far (we, as well, started with only a dream) and leave us." I want to encourage you with Zechariah 4:10a. That's our farm verse. I love seeing the progress and hearing your stories. Keep it up!!

You haven’t given up the dream which is a success. I remember you building your house, you’ve come such a long way. Congrats!

Great video of the tractors working. You are at a level of success that aspire to achieve. I think it is helpful to question yourself, your goals, and where you are. Just not good if that is all you do. God has a plan.

I have struggled with these same issues for a couple years.

I believe if your going to have a farm then it should pay its own way plus a salary or two. Thats a tuff call, some people belive that they have to get big and it appears that they are making it, but in reality it's a ball and chain around thier neck. I also work off farm hauling milk one or two days a week. But that allows me to role all of the farm income back into it and been doing that for 6 years now. No I'm not big and fancy and drive a new truck, but I don't have any debt and what I have is paid for. Your call, its all in how well you can sleep at night.

Most all farmer I know under 500 acres work off the farm to make a living . Just the way. It is now days. Sad but it’s hard to be profitable stay with it ! God bless !

Just keep reaching for your dream. The utube chanel, JUST A FEW ACRES might give you some ideas that might work for you.

What is the definition of success? From an outside perspective, it appears to me that many farmers in small town WI are up to their ears in debt, while driving huge half million $ tractors, have nice $400k+ homes, and driving newer, expensive trucks. If debt is fueling most of that, that is not success. That is a facade. I have asked online in various discussions about how much government subsidy money is involved, and of course nobody wants to reveal their hand. I have kin who partners with his dad, and they built a 2 million dollar milking parlor. Is the govt / taxpayer money footing most of that, or are farmer's just resigned to being deep in debt their entire life knowing they will take it to their grave? I don't mean to bash on small farmers. BIG AG put the squeeze on the traditional small farm family business model long ago, and it's a wonder any still remain. I'm just trying to figure out how the math shakes out, because the numbers don't seem to add up. Look back on your early videos, and remind yourself how far you have come from an empty plot of land. And try not to compare your standing with others. I struggle with that as well. That's the devil trying to use our pride against us.