Poor maintenance is a step backwards. If you’re not careful, you could end up spending more on repairing broken machinery than you can earn from it in a season. Run-down infrastructure can also catch up with you. Delaying repairs to a fence, road or shed will only drive up costs in the long run. We all know how quickly a trip to the local co-op can drain a bank account – even for the bare essentials needed to keep a farm running. And with fuel prices soaring, even driving to town isn’t cheap anymore.