12/15/25 Afternoon CommStock Report – The December Anniversary of My Frustration

The story of my frustration began in late 2019 when my aunt and I bought 160 acres of farmland that adjoined our family property. The farm we purchased had been sold to settle an estate and we were glad to get the opportunity to buy it. The farm needed fertility but also had a major issue with drainage. The farm took water from other farms and the waterway was unimproved. The draws would cut during heavy rains and no one likes erosion. We decided to reconstruct the draw to better handle excess water and control erosion. I was aware that there were government conservation programs which would help engineer such projects and pay part of the cost of construction in order to encourage conservation practices. It would provide a professionally engineered construction plan and pay 50% of the cost of the dirt work and new tile put in along the draw. I contacted our local NRCS office and they went to work on the project. One day we met with 4 of them at the farm and they gave me the initial draft of their plan. It was very expensive. Then came covid. Communication ended, as for a…

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