From trucking to teaching, seed or chemical sales, off-farm jobs are nothing new for many agriculture operations. The need for supplemental income seems to be increasing, according to the latest data.
kAmx? 2 s646>36C a_aa C6A@CE 7C@> E96 &$sp[ E96 >62? 9@FD69@=5 :?4@>6 @? 2 72C> H2D S`bd[ag` :? a_a`[ E96 9:896DE 6G6C C64@C565] w@H6G6C[ >@C6 E92? S`__[___ @7 E92E H2D 4@>:?8 7C@> ?@?\72C> D@FC46D] q2D65 @? 2G6C286D[ =6DD E92? adT @7 2 72C>’D :?4@>6 42>6 7C@> E96 72C> :ED6=7]k^Am
kAm“x? E9@D6 C64@C5\D6EE:?8 J62CD[ ?62C=J d_T @7 @FC 72C>6CD[ C2?496CD 2?5 AC@5F46CD =@DE >@?6J[” &]$] $64C6E2CJ @7 p8C:4F=EFC6 %@> ':=D24< D2:5 5FC:?8 2? 255C6DD 2E r@>>@5:EJ r=2DD:4 :? |2C49] “p?@E96C c_T @7 E9@D6 >2<6 D@>6 >@?6J[ 3FE E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 >@?6J E96J >2<6 4@>6D 7C@> @77\72C> :?4@>6]”k^Am
kAm~77\72C> :?4@>6 :D 567:?65 3J E96 &$sp 2D H286 :?4@>6[ ?@?\72C> 3FD:?6DD 62C?:?8D[ 5:G:56?5D 2?5 EC2?D76CD]k^Am