It's hardly a dying business. I don't know where your 2 section farm is but in most places that is a comfortable size. I think todays farmers are indoctrinated into believing that a non growing business is a dead business. After all that is what the colleges and farm magazines have been preaching for years.
Perhaps the secret is in contentment with what you have and doing the most efficient job you can with what you have. If growth is what you want, buy land outside your community. Rent it out or have it custom farmed or put a hired hand on the place. Local guy in Iowa bought over a section in colorado and is doing just that.
My business is not growing but it sure as heck aint dying. It throws off a good income every year and will even during substandard prices. So instead of looking at the negatives, look at the positives and think about alternatives such as selling and moving to places with better options.
