Going against the flow

Somedays I wonder why I am in the agricultural industry. The status quo of modern agriculture is 'go big or go home'. Well, I am not big, but I refuse to go home. I feel more like a researcher and student than a producer and advocate. Most of what I do is contradictory to what 'professionals' would say. Yet, somehow I am becoming more efficient and cost effective. Which leads me to think, "Is what the 'professionals' say really correct?"