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Successful Farming classifies as “young tigers”
magazine recently surveyed to see how they feel about
a group of farmers that it farming.
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Farmers in this category
were rated as outstanding
young farmers through
awards they had received or
through recommendations of
extension agents. They were
between 25 and 35 years old,
and they were considered to
have reputations as leaders
in agriculture.
Results in the survey show
that the young tigers share
problems with farmers m
general. They are extremely
proud they are farmers and
they consider themselves
among the best. They con
sider farming to be a
tremendous challenge that
requires great amounts of
planning and hard work, and
yet most of them still con
sider themselves to be ex
ceedingly independent.
Looking over the survey
questions and responses, I
got the feeling that most of
these up and coming young
farmers still see a bright
future in agriculture, despite
some current problems.
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They actually thrive on the
challenges and diversities of
agriculture.
While most said they feel
uncomfortable when making
decisions, they seem to be
saying that when decision
time conies, they’re up to it.
Among other things, this
group of farmers plan to
expand farming activities
significantly in the next 10
years, will use more farm
chemicals, more computer
technology, and more
specialized agricultural
advisors and consultants.
When it comes to farm
management, the young
tigers may have a slightly
different attitude than some
of their older counterparts.
Most said they never expand
a farm enterprise without
first estimating through
regular accounting
techniques the costs and
returns of that activity.
Three-fourths of them
think borrowing money is
one of the keys to success.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27,1980—85
emu iwu-thirds believe that
farm wives will become
more important in the
decision making and
management process over
the next ten years.
Where do these young
tigers get their information?
Three-fourths agreed that it
is highly important to attend
farm organization meetings,
extension service classes,
and other organized efforts.
The like field days,
machinery demonstrations,
and management seminars,,,
and they find talking over
their farming practices with
other farmers to be most
helpful. Almost all of them
agreed that national and
international news is im
portant to their own farming
operation, but they don’t
seem to rely too heavily on
farm product information
supplied by salesmen or
others who have something
to gam m the process.
This group of young far
mers, as business oriented
as they may be, still believe
m community involvement.
Two-thirds said local
community service
organizations, such as
Jaycees and Lions, are
extremely important to
them. They also feel a need
for involvement in church,
school, charities, and other
local community groups.
Most of them still think it’s
important to participate m
farm organizations.
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through its survey, is simply
pointing out the attitudes of a
group of young fanners who
are up and coming leaders in
their communities. They
don’t have all the answers
perhaps they don’t even
have the best answers.
But this is an age group
that is going to be more
important in the years
ahead, and their thoughts
and philosophies may
become more widespread
during the next decade.
I’m not sure you can ask
the youngest farmer in the
community how he’s going to
farm and then expect other
farmers, who "are probably
wiser and more experienced,
to follow suit. But when you
ask enough of these young
tigers you do see some
trends-for instance, the one
about the wife’s par
ticipation in management
decision.
Had you asked that
question to young fanners 30
years ago, you would have
gotten a completely different
answer. Maybe if you asked
older farmers now, you
would get a different
response. But those young
farmers, who are considered
by many to be outstanding in
farming in their com
munities, are talking with
then- spouses about the
future of the farm business.
To me that is a significant
change m the direction of
agriculture m the future.
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