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Outstanding Young Farm Family—Peanuts

Outstanding Young Farm Family—Peanuts
July 25, 2006 |

He’s still shy of his 30th birthday, but Scott Saucer of Frisco City in Monroe County has been a farm operator for 11 years already, and wouldn’t have it any other way.”Growing up on the farm gave me the desire to farm because of my family,” says Saucer, who handles most of the tractor work and paperwork on the 860 acres he farms with his father. “Watching the plants grow from seed to harvest is the best reminder that God is real, and that He takes care of us and loves us. Farming is not just a job — it’s also one of the greatest adventures.”For Saucer, that adventure began early. At 18, he became a 50-50 partner in the farming operation. Together, he and his father own 470 acres and rent another 390.The adventure continued in unexpected ways, too, as the farm survived four hurricanes and disease in the last two years. In fact, the farm not only survived 2005 but thrived as well, harvesting 900 pounds of cotton from each of his 302 acres, and a half-ton of peanuts on each of his 540 acres.Saucer, who has only been farming peanuts for two years, contracted his peanut harvest in 2005 to ensure the best price in a surplus market. “My goal is to be efficient in my operation with the lowest expenses possible while providing an income for my family,” said Saucer. “I plan on owning all the land I am farming. I believe that before long, if you don’t own it, you won’t farm it.”

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