Video Game Leads to Real Life Farming

By: Laurie Bedord

From an early age, Grant Hilbert was determined to one day become a farmer. He also thought it would take decades to raise the capital necessary to realize that dream. Playing video games on YouTube would help the Iowa native achieve that goal much sooner than he anticipated.

“Today, the cost to operate a farm involves a lot more zeroes than it did a decade ago. It inherently adds more challenges and more risk for young, beginning farmers,” says Michael Barr, financial officer, Farm Credit Services of America. “They are also finding creative ways to manage that.” An Entrepreneurial Mindset