There are for sure some terribly wealthy farmers in the country.
My friend had to buy a Beechcraft with a turbo prop so he could build enough time in order to be able to fly wealthy Arizona farmers around in the winter.
He would fly their plane for them.
Outside from religion based jobs, there is no other profession aside from agriculture that you are expected to take a vow of poverty.
The entitlement mentality is strong with consumers.
America would not tolerate profits and competition in ag.
It is what it is.
The smart money is to start moving away from the production model and move towards the profit model.
Grow your own fugging food!
Jim's just bull chitting you guys. I grew up working on farms, everyone had new trucks, new tractors with AC,heat, and radio's. Farmers used to only work a few months a year planting and harvesting then vacation the rest of the year. It's a pretty plush job. I'd still be doing it but the competition for those jobs and benefits was too much. It's really the easiest industry to get rich in.
