“I Hate To Be the One To Say This”

[@heatherheimbigner5855]

This isn’t just about losing the farm. This is about losing the generations of what a “man” is for this family. This is what they do. This is who they are. This is painful. My heart and prayers go out to you.

[@siva47931]

Maybe he can transition to a woman

[@GailAiken]

I bcc get

[@nothing-oj1sz]

Get a grip. It is over. Everything ends.

[@comment2250]

He'd be more the "man" to his family with the land than without.

[@joshuawilliams6153]

This is what who does? Who did this to him? This is what debt does yes it's probably predatory lending but this is why you avoid debt

[@1718LAU]

If there was any caller deserving of a gofundme, it's this gentleman. My absolute best to you, Sir.

[@JeffHynes]

Can they sell any land for residential homes or commercial.

[@regbale]

@@JeffHynesgood suggestion.

[@vickieclark5931]

@@JeffHynes I was thinking about that also. With all that land, he would still have plenty of it even he sold a good 100 acres.

[@jillians5792]

I felt this too. Of all the callers, I wanted to help him!

[@motherlodegoldfarms3554]

Yes! I think a lot of people would support this farm.

[@carolhale4331]

When he said “this is not what I do. It’s who I am.” I got choked up. So sorry.

[@sinclairal]

Maybe that's the problem though. We are not what we do. Our value is much deeper than that.

[@aslanlovett4059]

​@@sinclairalbut we kind of are, not entirely but there's a reason so many people's last names are professions. Obviously you are more then just that but it is a big part of you

[@jeffreywhitaker5154]

This DEFINITELY needs a follow-up call.

[@cyoung9733]

Oh yeh!!

[@diceportz7107]

With Dave.

[@jeffreywhitaker5154]

@@diceportz7107 Yes! Definitely NOT with John and his silly "feeling" remarks.

[@antonioiniguez1615]

@@jeffreywhitaker5154 The guy who's saved people from suicide and domestic abuse is somehow "silly." Ok dude.... He's an expert on mental health. He understand what this can do to a man.

[@jeffreywhitaker5154]

@@antonioiniguez1615 yea DUDE, that's my opinion and I stand by it. You don't know if he saved any lives or not. You defending him like he's your Daddy or somethin.

[@1718LAU]

NEED A PART 2 FOLLOW UP CALL! Please forward this segment to Dave for him to watch, and hopefully the team together can formulate a plan to assist this hardworking gentleman and his family.

[@dm3988]

In my opinion, Jade and Deloney were at their best: empathetic, pragmatic, and helpful. Chef's kiss!

[@prettylilly2933]

Hear hear!

[@marypeterson1053]

As a farmers daughter...this is breaking my heart. GOD LOVE OUR FAMILY FARMERS!

[@AnthonyMcNeil]

It took a lot for him to make this call. I respect him 100%. John, I know you don't read the comments, but John was perfect on this call. I hope that he does whatever he needs to in order to keep that land. He may feel shame but he has to keep that land kn the family.

[@NashandHall]

I'm sitting crying for this man. I live in a dairy Ag area and I can tell you first hand how freaking hard working and God loving these folks are. Golly my heart breaks for him.

[@lilred00051]

Me too. I'm surrounded by small farms in the middle of Pennsylvania. Many of the farmers are Amish or Mennonite. They can get by because they pool resources, but the other small farms are losing out to developers. We are in a sweet spot location wise so developers are ravenous to buy up everything and turn it into a warehouse. Thank God for the Plain Community(Amish, ect) or you'd never see any farming around here.

[@dm3988]

I cried, too.

[@LisaLisa-in4vw]

I know nothing about dairy farming but I feel the pain in his voice

[@TromboneLoki]

This is why John is my favorite hosts. He could've gone full yelling to hustle his butt off and try his best to get it done, but he went the emotional approach and got this guy to a place of comfort

[@jamieshobbies658]

And instead of forcing him off the phone call at a commercial break he was patient and kept him on the phone. Sometimes I can’t listen to the show because of how abrupt they are with the callers, I know sometimes they have to be but it’s also okay to let the commercial break roll and return with the same caller.

[@adoe2305]

​@@jamieshobbies658I miss when show was about finances instead of therapy... John has his own therapy show. Let's get Dave back!

[@karlalewis1209]

My husband and I were dairy farmers for 12 years with 2 small kids when the processing plant in our area closed and the next closest was over 200 miles away-financially impossible to make shipping that far work for long. We ended up selling the cows and equipment and 16 years later are raising crops and grazing our own cattle and sheep. There is a way forward. My heart goes out to this farmer…it is so hard. The cows especially are family too. (Ours went to another dairy.)

[@laserwizard2]

This is a man's life. I hope he downsizes and sells his equipment so he can keep his earth and to slowly build back in a smart way. Too many farmers in his situation have taken their lives. I don't wish anyone to feel that. He's in a terrible situation not of his doing. I feel for him. I wish I was rich. I'd bail him out in heart beat.

[@Luke2128]

Me too. There is alway Give, Send, Go...; farm sharing, leasing...

[@clarifyingquestions]

Start a go fund me page for him.

[@roadrunner9622]

How do we know you wouldn't just be like those investors, come to take his land (if you were rich)?

[@songindarkness]

Oh dear lord, yes, so many farmers have taken their lives over this - I hope he can find a way through this even if he has to sell some assets or even a little land.

[@debbieholoquist2059]

This was a hard one to hear. That man is carrying a family legacy on his shoulders. But it's even more than that -- all those small farms we are losing is a disaster for our nation. For his family and for our nation, I pray he gets that win.

[@floresnashvilledrummer]

America in one phone call.

[@TonyCox1351]

I’m pretty sure that small family farmers are poor in like every country on earth

[@LyricalTampon]

There are zero countries on the planet where farmers are wealthy. It's a shit job for a reason.

[@HelosWorldRailroadReseller]

Been like that for a long time, remember Farm Aid??

[@Amberion]

@@TonyCox1351 There's poor and then there's running negative income no matter how hard you work.

[@thomasdalton1508]

@@Amberion Work smarter, not harder.

[@calebwayne5154]

FOLLOW UP CALL PLEASE! Fellow farmer from KY listening. Goodluck brother and May God Bless you and your family

[@supernova11711]

This is not a video I clicked on expecting to bring me to tears but when he said “It’s who I am” my heart bled for him. I don’t think there’s an ounce of shame in admitting that you’re in over your head. It takes courage to do that. Feel pride about showing your little girls that you know how to make the hard decisions and pick yourself up! I truly, truly hope things work out for this man and his family. Sending prayers and love.

[@rachelfrees1268]

Dear God please be with this dear man/farmer and his family. Everything is stacked against him.😢

[@Gabrielle-Golds]

Adam, I will be praying for a miracle for you and your family and that God will turnaround your situation.

[@pjm3005]

why would "god" fuck him over in the first place?

[@Daniel777-y3i]

In Jesus name

[@jwlsngold5026]

Amen. 🙏

[@rubenmartinez4552]

🙏 Amen

[@detectivecats3392]

There are no miracles this is real life!! He will sell or have the banks bury him alive! No other choices

[@dawngump7096]

Adam, praying for you and your family. It took bravery to make this call.

[@JulsMWK1995]

From a fellow Wisconsinite whose has grandparents who were farmers, I feel so sorry for this man. 😢

[@MrTonybonez]

This has honestly been the hardest call on this show to listen to. I felt bad just listening, and thinking of how this man must feel.

[@maryfrey]

John and Jade are so good together. Glad John has some farming knowledge for this caller. His advice was spot on. I pray this man is able to hold onto his land. 🙏

[@JosephEricx2y]

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[@BarbaraMarks7s]

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[@MargaretOlivia2u]

I would love an introduction to an adviser who can help me strengthen my financial roots.

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[@MargaretOlivia2u]

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[@mariacorretge6615]

This is heartbreaking. My heart goes out to you, Adam. Thanks for providing so many people with good milk and thank you so much for your hard, hard work.

[@rachelfrees1268]

Oh dear man, there’s no shame in all this. I think you are a mighty man facing it, talking about your situation. Take their advice and start over with your land.❤

[@jeiguehg]

As a grain farmer, all the dairy farmers in my area gave up. They should have gave up 20 years ago but they are the hardest working and most stubborn people I've ever met. Everyone in the agricultural community tells em to sell the damn cows. Yet they hang in there. A lot in my county have thrown in the towel in the last 10 years slowly. There is simply no money in cows caused by the mega dairies driving the price down. People don't realize the reality of the American dairy farmer rn. They truly are dying and yet somehow the cost of dairy products don't go down for the consumer. It's a shame what's happening honestly.

[@marchosch3876]

My heart breaks for this man. Though I am not a farmer, I grew up hearing stories from my grandparents talking about farming and how it was not just someone's livelihood, but their life. But only as an adult do I realize you can make it so much about your life that you turn it into an idol and say, "I can take out a loan that'll pay for itself..." I appreciate the *love* John gave this man, but I also appreciate the *truth* he gave him as well. I really hope he does the right thing. Keep the land, start anew, honor your family.

[@katmac5045]

Don’t be ashamed be proud of the change to save your legacy Diversify change it up for the future good luck

[@tubenachos]

Dave is needed on this call 💯

[@firefly9838]

Absolutely!

[@leytonfortnite4724]

Exactly

[@mattclose5490]

Nope, dr John hit this on the head.

[@EvangelicalGospelEspanol]

Nah..they couldn’t have given him better counsel than Dave. It’s the same principle

[@randalljohnson2009]

Wrong!!

[@Imissmusicvideos]

I grew up on a 500 acre farm in NW Ohio raising hogs n growing corn n soybeans. Still own the land and has been paid off for yrs. My dad and older brother never wanted to get big in it because we've seen some local farmers go belly up and declare bankruptcy. Back when I was a kid, my dad bought a few 40 or 60 acre plots and had them paid off in 10 or 12 yrs or so. Today land around us is selling for $17,000+ an acre and will take a lifetime to own it. Many of our local farmers are drowning in $millions of debt not only from inflated land values but plummeting grain prices as well. If this continues there will be blood on the plow for sure. I hope this WI farmer can climb out of this hole. God bless

[@RaymondDawson-v2w]

Obviously your family was smarter than most because it's easy to go for going bigger deals than it is to stay faithful to THIER legacy and stay the right size to be profitable.

[@RaymondDawson-v2w]

Farming however noble and necessary is a chosen profession not a series of birthrights and entitlements.

[@sinclairal]

What drives the grain price though. Isn't it supply and demand? Are there. Too many grain farmers?

[@billfunk3168]

Happy John answered the call. I really feel for this man.

[@mattclose5490]

This was my dad a little over 20 years, except it was hogs. Dr John hit this nail on the head. Adam needs to remember he's a husband and father first, child of God, farmer third. My dad made the hard choice to sell the hogs and equipment, and got a job in town. Due to his selfless decision, I've now taken over and I'm the one mostly running the tractor and raising the beef cows. Dad comes home to farm when he wants to and spends more time with my mom. It's an amazing part time job for me that i thank God i get to have. I hope Adam sees this as an opportunity to do something better for him and his family. This can be a chance to raise his standard of living, if he makes the right decisions, just like my dad did. And lastly, i hope he can see that he didn't fail, the market did.

[@poetrygirl4eva]

This is heartbreaking. I’m so sorry Adam. Saying prayers for you and your family.

[@TammyMayCormier]

That was heartbreaking. Not often I feel truly sorry for a caller.

[@paulhathaway5907]

I had to close the family business 25 years after my father... Was really emotional for me and my family but 15 years later I don't regret it The stress that I carry trying to hang on to it is now gone

[@Daniel777-y3i]

I agree. Dave needs to help this man ASAP. We’re all pulling for you Bud. Heavenly Father, show this man the direction he needs, In Jesus name.

[@Observer100-cn7gv]

How is he going to help him? Give him a portion of his 200 million plus net worth? If so, yes, since he preaches giving, he could easily help. Otherwise, he could not help this man more than Jade and John could.

[@Daniel777-y3i]

@@Observer100-cn7gv with all due respect, you’ve missed the point. I didn’t say for Dave to help this man financially.

[@jessewilson-music]

That silence at 4:33 was SO loud

[@hadenanderson563]

He needed to take a breath.

[@paulawelshhoward]

Farmers in America are truly suffering -- either from cost of feed, equipment to milk the cows. Even if you farm corn barley or grain. It is extremely expensive to water, equipment, and lack of water and climate change doesn't help. If the Corporations keep buying the land--and it even includes foreign corporations, we in America will not be able to buy food---the corporations care about profit not regular Americans.

[@commonenglishmistakes4360]

but getting into debt, like almost every single one of the callers, is the problem here. If he'd saved years ago, he would have bought equipment without going into debt and would still be ok.

[@tdgdbs1]

Very few countries where foreigners can buy land. I am a permanent resident of Mexico and still there are many restrictions in buying properties. Land near the border or on the beach must be put in a Mexican's trust, there will be no ownership for non citizens.

[@Luke2128]

@@commonenglishmistakes4360 , farming has been so cyclical for generations with steep highs and lows.

[@commonenglishmistakes4360]

@@Luke2128 but what hasn't changed in the history of civilization is that debt is always more expensive than saving up and buying when you have the money and that's what his biggest problem is here like almost every caller to the Ramsey show.

[@TonyCox1351]

If Americans can’t buy food, then how would the corporations who bought all these farms make money?

[@laurieg66]

Praying for you. Not sure where you are located, but regenerative farming and pasture raised beef is on the rise. Praying you can keep your property and transition to a profitable and enjoyable career. We need our farmers...God bless you and yours.

[@jylromain6439]

Truly heartbreaking. Our farmers are so underappreciated. And I'm sure investors don't care. They'll plow that farm under and make money selling the houses.

[@JJones-zg7yz]

our farmers are welfare queens. Billions in government subsidies

[@RaleighLink]

I'm sorry, but if you had to take out a $500k loan the second you inherited a business, it's not a business... it's a death sentence.

[@AnthonyMcNeil]

He did say that once he looked that numbers, it wasn't working. Hey, he did what he thought was best to keep the business going but luckily he has an out, not everyone does. He can sell a lot of stuff so he can keep the land, which is the most important issue here.

[@indianatime]

he said he "took over", not inherited. to me, he implied he bought the assets (land equip) from his dad with the note, in an attempt to change it from the way he said "wasn't working" He made a bet he could make it work - and with some 4th generation emotion, probably a little longer / deeper hope than other entrepreneurs would take; based on info in this call, yeah - better to walk-away with most/all the land, than let arrogance fear drive losing all of it.

[@lovethemflowers]

@@indianatime So it wasn't working the way his dad was doing it, so he shouldn't feel like it failed with him. He just tried to make it work, but I hope he will sell the livestock and equipment and keep that land.

[@roadrunner9622]

He could have faced reality at that point, but he didn't. Now he's being forced to face it, with a lot more pain.

[@jeiguehg]

As a grain farmer of 2100 acres. We pull $1.6 million loans every year for up front input costs which we pay interest on all year long. It's a common thing in agriculture. Some people try to cash flow it but in reality only the smaller couple hundred acres farmers can do it with 40 year old equipment. The government subsidizes crop insurance because if we have 1 bad year. We are done. For example let's say I have my land and equipment all paid off (which we don't) Id still have to find $160k to buy seed to just start the year. That's not fuel, parts, labor, fertilizer etc. Its nuts

[@Heat-kr2od]

Man what a sad call and a sad situation, my heart goes out to him and his family

[@Sara_The_Feral_Housewife]

My FIL had to sell his cows and equipment but he still does cash crops and has started rebuilding his herd. My cousins sold their cows too. The small farms are dying. It's heartbreaking to watch

[@grandmabear9069]

This is So Much more common than people know. Farmers are hurting so badly now. My heart truly hurts for him and the thousands and thousands of others in exact same situation.

[@mrsh2167]

praying for this family

[@Dirtybird51077]

I’m not a farmer but I inherited a 3rd generation small business that’s always just broke even. It’s what I’ve done my whole life, didn’t know anything else. After years of just refinancing and borrowing money to get by I finally couldn’t do it anymore. It was either kill myself or let it go and get a regular job. I decided to get a job. My stress level has gone way down but I still deal with the shame everyday. I’ll be praying for this man

[@fastmaker9091]

I don’t have understand why businesses go into debt(exception would be one time capital equipment, renovation, land purchase etc). If you have to go into debt to make payroll than it is a money losing business and needs to be sold or shut down in my opinion.

[@jbr2991]

Somebody at Ramsey Solutions please forward this to Dave. Not because John and Jada are wrong, but because he has more experience and may have a different idea.

[@poetrygirl4eva]

Agreed

[@Observer100-cn7gv]

I guess you must know.

[@Psuedo-Nim]

there's no other option.

[@codydavis8014]

I feel like Dave would be unhelpful in the situation. Dave would probably tell this guy just to sell the farm and be done with it.

[@francoisdemers-telmosse2404]

I feel like the tough questions weren’t asked. Why did he not pay a chunk of the debt when the business was doing wonderfully? Why did he go into debt in the first place? To pay his dad more than the business is worth? Only Dave asks the right questions

[@mariorta5017]

This man will be in my prayer tonigh. I feel so sorry for him. All my respect for farmers.❤

[@christykuder1190]

Sitting here heart broken crying 😢

[@elainepatterson5587]

This is terrible! As a dairy farm kid, I totally feel his pain. My parents were gone and my brother and sister couldn't continue with math that didn't work. The saddest day for them was when those girls ( that's what my mom called the cows all those years) were loaded in cattle trailers and went down the road and out of sight. 😢 they were able to hang onto the land and pivoted to other sources of income. No one knows the struggles of the family farm. And big corporations are all too eager to swoop in and steal it from you if you aren't savvy.

[@JoeL-m1g]

The hosts were right on point! Truth spoken from the heart. This is a broken man but there is a way out of this with dignity and keeping the land. Well said.

[@marilynrosas46]

This is so sad...4th generation farmer..this is breaking 💔 my heart!

[@gurrrrlish]

Excellent advice... the LAND is EVERYTHING.... KEEP YOUR BEAUTIFUL LAND...

[@codydavis8014]

This call absolutely breaks my heart

[@robertweaver3152]

These two are some really good advisors. This farmer would have had to have paid $10,000s of dollars for some New York guy to talk him through this with less competence.

[@loristory83]

Heartbreaking, just heartbreaking. Praying for this family ❤

[@mumbikihumba]

I recently watched a film called "Food and Country" about this. It is heartbreaking that we are losing family farms, and what this does to our food security is difficult to think about. My prayers to this farmer and others in a similar situation globally.

[@aroucagirl1898]

I'm in NY but my family is from the Caribbean who had knew of having personal crops. It's so sad what's going on with farmers here in America. They feed us. How can we as recipients of their great harvest, help them. I can't stand this. We will be left reliant on corporate farms.

[@og6433]

You can pay off his debt.

[@joannaa.5101]

​​@og6433 If I had the means, I would.

[@mattclose5490]

You can become an ally of farmers by learning about modern ag. Don't listen to buzz words, and understand the actual science involved in modern agriculture.

[@ksnewway5171]

Definitely praying for him! Farmers are so important, and truly they live a sacrificial and humble lifestyle just for us to eat!

[@christinefrances5598]

Please have someone look at his numbers and help this man hold on to his land. He is the salt of the earth.

[@thesecretlifeofwonderwoman]

❤️❤️❤️

[@bleu7pen]

I am so grateful for all of our farmers! May God grant them the knowledge and wisdom needed to keep not only providing for their families but also prosper so we can be blessed by what they offer to us.

[@davinasquirrel7672]

John handled it well, sell what equipment you can, hold onto the land, and keep the wolves (banks) from your door. It will give you time to re-think and re-group, and it sounds like you did it before when you took over from your father, so you can do it again. It's not 'you', it is these times, so many farmers facing the same thing. Best of luck.

[@Stamnessj]

As a fellow man, father and husband. Not fellow in blood, occupation, nationality, grit or path, but as a fellow provider for my family, this call moved me deeply. You can continue to provide through other means, you've got what it takes in spades.

[@firefly9838]

If they start a go fund me I will donate and I NEVER do that...

[@Sunny_7070]

I will as well.

[@JJones-zg7yz]

sucker

[@emilyfort6354]

I will, too.

[@jshepard152]

It's a good thought, but they aren't going to raise $16k every month in perpetuity.

[@amberstephens30]

So would I.

[@gurrrrlish]

Truly heartbreaking.... we the people need to help him...Wallstreet taking over our farms.... these below g to all of us. This farmer represents us...

[@normantheforeman9866]

My grandpa was a farmer with old tractors, he only bought a new cab John Deere when he was like 78. Now my uncle on my other side cycles through new trucks and tractors regularly. I was renting my grandma’s house and he wanted to sell it because he needed money, so I had to buy it or move. There’s definitely a way of farming that works and a way that is just treading water. I wish you the best sir

[@sdmod1]

As a farm kid, this story has been repeated over and over in my lifetime. It's brings me to tears to see how someone makes the best decisions possible, and yet is forced, by external forces, to failure.....heartbreaking !!

[@debbiepalmblad7627]

been thru selling out the cows. Watching them go is the hardest part, but they are not you. You are a father, family man someone who is determined to do right. Once you make the decision and it is a business decision you'll be better and think more clearly. We sold thirty years ago at the hint of not being able to move more forward in dairying.... we are so much better off! Hopefully he can make this business decision before he loses all his equity.... that would be the real tragedy.

[@songindarkness]

Adam, thank you for making this call. It must have been so hard. Please don’t feel shame - it’s the bravest action to ask for help before it’s too late and the worst happens. Please take their advice and sell as much assets as you need to - to keep the land and start over small. We *all* need family farms to survive. Praying for you and your family.

[@cnh7262]

Man I feel for this guy, I hope it works out for him.

[@littlejohnjp]

Heart breaking. I grew up in a farm community, in the 80s, this began happening more and more. Families having to action off legacies.

[@Owl54321]

I think the caller’s dad didn’t leave him a viable business. He may have clung on by living on a shoestring but he didn’t resolve the farm’s business problems, possibly this is not possible. The son shouldn’t feel so much shame as he inherited the problem as much as caused it and should feel free to do what is best for the future.

[@randalljohnson2009]

You think?

[@jwlsngold5026]

He even said his dad's books were in shambles. By taking out loans, he thought he could "fix" it. The family legacy may have been unfixable when he inherited it. I like it when John said his daughters are going to watch their father grow a foot or so taller or crumble under the weight of his own doing. I hope for his family's sake he can find a way to keep the land and if he desires restart his families legacy.

[@xwinwinwinx]

​@@jwlsngold5026so true. And the really sad thing is his plan was working for the first few years but then the economy changed and he earned less and less for the milk he sold and couldn't afford the loan payments anymore.

[@poetrygirl4eva]

This man should not feel shame, this had to be a difficult call to shake he should feel proud. His family will stick by him !!

[@jacqueline8566]

THERE IS THEREFORE NOW NO CONDEMNATION TO THEM THAT ARE IN CHRIST JESUS, THEM THAT WALK AFTER THE SPIRIT AND NOT AFTER THE FLESH. Make wise choices. Keep your land. No one can condemn you!!!! Keep strong, Sir. We respect youuuuuu . Hats off to you for all you’ve done

[@James_Hough]

My Grandpa gave up his dairy farm in the 60s. He held onto the land and leased it to others to farm and worked at the local co-op. He owned the land until he died 20 years later. It may not be what you want, but there something needs to change.

[@garyclark6427]

I see he’s in Wisconsin. It’s sad to see the dairy market moving from the Midwest states. I grew up in a farm in Iowa and milked cows plus worked at a cheese plant second shift in high school. Most of the dairy farms around me are gone and so are the dairy plants and supporting businesses. There are truckers, feed stores, ag service companies etc. who depend on these farms for their livelihood

[@blackdiamond7870]

I know how it feels to lose everything. I was ashamed. I prayed, and I changed my situation. Today I have more and then I had before. But talk to someone that you trust and have your back . GOD BLESS YOU

[@GodisGoodallthetime-777]

No shame, no shame. Let go of that. God has a plan. Don’t give up

[@RafaelHernandez-vt8fu]

Wow. Prayers from Texas. You really never know what people are going through

[@SoFarSoGoodLife]

I'm rooting for him to keep the land. Best of luck to him🙏🙏

[@wayfarinstranger2444]

They are doing this to our farmers in this country. We are losing our lifeblood. This man was just trying so hard to make it work. This is a travesty. They make the game so the farmers lose. We all lose. Like he said, they want the dirt!😢😢

[@wetelbows]

John was the best one to have on this call he’s consistently amazing

[@jshepard152]

Well, he's consistent anyway.

[@deegee662]

A paid-off family farm is a peace beyond measure and a new staring point with usable assets. Praying God's wisdom guides your steps and leads you in a blessed path forward. It might not be exactly what you imagined, but when you let go of the weight of debt, you can grab hold of a bright future with both hands. God bless you!

[@MrWookie1981]

Hard to believe 500 acres of farm land is only worth $1.2M.

[@Run4Ever77]

Yes. $2286 per acre for Midwest farmland doesn't make sense to me. I'd guess 4-6x that amount.

[@crystalgilliam3006]

Thie episode just made me bawl. Praying for this farmer.

[@BagsNBaguettes_327]

What a sad call, I hope it works out for him. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@lynnebucher6537]

I agree with John, the investors know full well that small dairies are a failing enterprise, and they could make a mint from acquiring that acreage through foreclosure.

[@dinospumoni8860]

Do a go fund me dude. I’ll contribute. Sell what you can. Keep the land.

[@brandilh923]

I'm so glad they are trying everything they can to explore his options for keeping that fourth generation farm in the family. As part of gen four (my cousin is a farmer), thank you. Lord, please provide for this family.

[@mwhe3111]

Great advice from John.

[@cslapler007]

This is so sad and unfortunately what a lot of folks face. So much land these days is owned by corporations, wealthy individuals and even China, or gobbled up for development. It makes me sick to think about.

[@jacobfurnish7450]

That silence at 4:30...Jesus. Almost had me in tears. This was devastating.

[@firefly9838]

I know he shouldn't have taken the debt and all, but it makes me absolutely sick some New York City investment firm is going to get this land...

[@Kaiser_Raukov]

Heart aches for this man and his family. If I was rich I would give him the money he needs. I hope he can get this figured out.

[@karenc6334]

There’s a big difference between working hard at your business vs working hard on your business. Maybe he’s a great farmer, but not a great farm manager/operator. Or maybe he has the knowledge of a farmer, but can’t physically do the labor anymore. It’s possible he needs to hire someone with business knowledge to help decide what to sell and what to restructure. I don’t know what their Entreleadership program does, but maybe that’s a step in the right direction. I’d love Dave’s take on this call.

[@rachelgebhardt]

As a dairyman, have you been approached by a developer or could look into a developer who could use the manure for a RNG (renewable natural gas) facility? You could look into that process and see if it works for you. Maybe you could use the manure to create RNG that can be sold into a natural gas system for RIN credits and at least help with this situation. I wish you all the best!

[@kara2162]

I hate hearing about farmers losing their business. It is so, so heartbreaking. America is failing these farmers 😢

[@maryh1421]

My grandfather was a small dairy farmer all his life from about 1912 to 1960. He never had an extra dime. My grandmother always had to work. It was an extremely hard life. They always had a garden to supplement their food. I do not believe that a small dairy farm can make it today. Maybe raising beef would be an alternatve.

[@sciencewithmrs.santiago6225]

Omg can we make a gofundme for this guy? 😢