Loneliness, difficulty finding a Partner who wants to participate in the demands, high bank debt, risks and fluctuations in commodity prices, insane risks due to weather or disease or pests, expectations of family members who are no longer on the farm, ....
In the 2000 drought years, when BSE hit, and exotic game farmers saw lifetime investments disappear due to CWD, the best business in small town Alberta was the Funeral home.
Yeah, we owe them a lot, and have to understand that farming grinds down the best of people.
Drewski
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