Yeah, I think it's that farms are now a real business and not a side business, and there's enough science and business involved that if you're going to be a farmer and compete against professional farmers, you should do it as a profession, vs. just owning real estate.
A person who wants to own a farm but not be a professional farmer should probably lease the farm to a professional farmer (which is fairly common); what I'd personally like to do is own a timber estate, since that really is mostly passive for 30-50 years.
A person who wants to own a farm but not be a professional farmer should probably lease the farm to a professional farmer (which is fairly common); what I'd personally like to do is own a timber estate, since that really is mostly passive for 30-50 years.