I also have problems with keeping up with wheat and did anybody mention tomatoes?
My two pence thought is: that it is a part of the game... It would become too easy and probably boring if things where to easy to get. I do agree though: yeath is a bit too slow. Now it is for me a sport too see, what to plant first, what do I need most, what do I what do I want to make first and what can I use my crops or harvested trees for. I even made my own inventory list in Excel lol.
This is the first game I ever spent money on, and the only play I still play...
To FltThundr: are you sure you linked your farm right? The automatic link doesn't work, but some have the link how to do it. I am not clear about your problem, but if you had the same with Zynga it might be your flash player. I had only two times a problem with Farmtown, but after giving them access it was solved in a day.
Here is a link how to:
http://r1.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308718
I hope it helps...
Wishing you strength with the funeral. Take Care!