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FRESH APPROACH A FARM’S EVOLUTION OFTEN CORRELATES TO THE ECONOMIC AND MARKET FORCES HAPPENING AROUND THEM. FOR MANY, THE TOUGH FARM ECONOMY OF THE 1980S FORCED FARM OWNERS TO MAKE DIFFICULT BUSINESS DECISIONS CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE FARM. MANY FARMERS CHOSE BETWEEN A SHARPER FOCUS ON ONE OR TWO AREAS OF THE FARM, VERSUS A DIVERSE FARM BUSINESS.