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He says there are primarily two generations on each farm, but the younger and old generations may have different perspectives on what’s important for the future.

One thing that is very clear, according to McClelland, is there’s a very strong attachment to maintaining the family farm.

“I live on land that’s been in my family since 1905, so I understand that,” he said.

McClelland writes about that, along with every conceivable people-related Realty topic in his Midwest Minute column for the Source

“I’m not just a coldhearted Realtor who’s there for the sale,” he said with a laugh.

“I have a lot of people come to ask advice about how to handle a certain situation, maybe with a tenant or whatever, and we try to give them options they should consider.”

He also has some good news to share about making a decent living on the farm today.

“Good managers will always make a good living and there are some exceptional businessmen who would characterize themselves as farmers, but they’re good business people, women and men,” he said, adding “you have to be.”

McClelland says farm- ing is a capital-intensive business with high operating costs, being at the mercy of the weather and a farmer being a price taker, not a price maker.

“The choices you make today, you may not see the results for several years. I have a lot of respect for the farming community,” he said.

The Green Acres lifestyle may suit his clients, but McClelland says he’s having too much fun to retire and eat corn every day.

“I’m a self-confessed workaholic. I enjoy what I do and I enjoy the people side of it,” he said.

He is, however, in the mood to lighten his workload of over 60 res- idential listings as well as his agricultural and commercial practice.

“I find I just can’t give the standard of service to everybody that I feel should be done. My business partner and

I are looking at some type of business transition in the future,” said McClelland.