"'My father has started deferring to all this fella's decisions and I'm worried I'll be squeezed out and won't inherit the family farm - when I've always understood I would get it'"
"I've farmed alongside my parents for the past 20 years and, up to recently, everything was straightforward. It was always understood that I would take over the farm."
"Since I was a teenager, I have been the only one with any real interest in farming. My sisters were never involved and that was fine - they've all done well in their own careers, and I know my parents supported them financially over the years with college fees and house deposits."
The writer has farmed alongside their parents for 20 years and expected to inherit the family farm. The writer has been the only family member genuinely interested in farming since adolescence. The writer's sisters pursued other careers and received parental financial support for education and housing. The writer's parent recently began deferring to another man's decisions, prompting fear of being squeezed out of farm succession. The writer worries that long‑held expectations about taking over the farm may no longer be honored and faces potential loss of the family farm.
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