The only thing worse than watching your crops wither is contemplating selling off the herd your family spent decades developing. skpoli
Sadly, it’s always been drought or economic turmoil that reignited this cycle.
Farming has generally been for the more entrepreneurial-minded of the day. Ranching has been even more so. There’s a reason that what they called the “old Liberal L” — the rural seats along the U.S. or Alberta borders — virtually never voted CCF or NDP. But even if your world view is such that you struggle to relate to large-scale, rural-based entrepreneurs, consider those who don’t see themselves that way.
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