When are you too old to work on the farm?

[WiltonRanch]

Best way to go is with a smile on your face.

[farmaholic]

Is that the definition of a "happy ending"?!?!? Lol.

[LWeber]

Is that the definition of a "happy ending"?!?!? Lol.

No farma ..definition of climax...lol

[grassfarmer]

Had a neighbour still farming at 89 but was increasingly becoming a problem around machinery, just no longer fit to be driving or be operating it. If you take away their keys you are taking away their freedom and often their desire to keep on living. Sadly he died in an accident with a bale processor but he was still happy working on his farm right to the end. Tough on the family left behind though - lots of "what ifs?"

[nibs1]

My Retirement plan, is to get shot by a jealous husband at the age of 96 while crawling out of his wife's bedroom window

[furrowtickler]

Lol nibs .... 👍👍

[malleefarmer]

hey guys my dad worked till 78 cancer got him stayed till 2 weeks before his passing working the odd trip down with mum in 2nd last week always useful always welcome never forgotten and he knew when he was a nuisance not often but ion those rare cases he would go fencing or something menial. never to old but ys there is the safety issue.

[SASKFARMER3]

I agree with some points my dad worked full time right up to 87, hewouldn't have it any other way. This last summer he started to show his age and knew it. Picked stones and ran a roller but mostly delivered fuel and dinner and went home. Harvest was first time he never ran a combine, he said his reaction time was gone or didn't trust it no more.

This year he feels good but says his garden is his farm now.

He never was a coffee shop guy, like a close friend he will go doing what he likes right till the end. Kind of like baseball giver slide into home plate and that's life.

Just keep a eye on the guy don't piss him off its like drugs they have to know on their own when it's time to quit. It's way better than a old folks home.

[farmaholic]

If they want to be involved, give them jobs they are capable of and can be trusted doing. For some people it's their identity.... you can hardly take it away from them. My Dad had a bad spell last harvest and couldn't do as much as he used to or would have liked to do, even him just watching harvest progress seems to give him satisfaction. It is such a big part of some people and so deeply ingrained that it is woven into the fabric that makes them up.

There's a young fellow in the community that recently finished an engineering degree.... his parents had to convince him to stay in university and finish and this guy is smart(ability to learn). But he grew up on a farm and his passion is there not in the diploma he received. That's passion and probably a "lifer" on a farm!