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Originally Posted by slapass
You might not know many farmers. Space is money. Land, barns, etc is how they make their living. The guys who do well can tell if a farm is making money the minute they get on the property. Does the guy own every car he has ever had? Old equipment all over the place? Land not being used?
It is a business just like any other one.
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Like others have said, I think you are over thinking it. I have seen a number of episodes of the show and most of the people they meet seem to be either living on land that has often been in their family for a very long time. I grew up in a small redneck/country town and there were tons of big farms all around town that had nothing going on them. At some point the farm might have been used for something, but those days are long past and now it is just a bunch of land, but those that own it don't want to sell it.