Leaving Farming

Two Poems From The Heartland (March 2000)

Two poems about farming; one farmer describes leaving farming while the other describes the motivations for farming that go far beyond making a living.

Helping Farmers Make A Transition (June 1999)

The global economy creates opportunities and hardships. With technological advances in agriculture, the marketplace is highly competitive and favors high/volume, low/cost producers. This economic reality along with favorable growing conditions worldwide for the past few years has resulted in many basic food surpluses and consequently low prices.

Former Farmer Gives Advice: A Good Life After Farming (August 2005)

A former farmer writes and tells his story of how he left farming, a divorce, suicidal thinking and the positive changes that have happened to him since he started his new life.

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	Leaving Farming Two Poems From The Heartland (March 2000) Two poems about farming; one farmer describes leaving farming while the other describes the motivations for farming that go far beyond making a living. Helping Farmers Make A Transition (June 1999) The global economy creates opportunities and hardships. With technological advances in agriculture, the marketplace is highly competitive and favors high/volume, low/cost producers. This economic reality along with favorable growing conditions worldwide for the past few years has resulted in many basic food surpluses and consequently low prices. Former Farmer Gives Advice: A Good Life After Farming (August 2005) A former farmer writes and tells his story of how he left farming, a divorce, suicidal thinking and the positive changes that have happened to him since he started his new life.