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Andrew B

10-18-2006 12:00:32




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My family has been farming for many generations. Of course my generation got skipped so I have limited knowledge of it all. I was wondering if there was a book or an interenet site that could tell you everything someone would need to know about starting up a small grain farm. I might also be interested in cattle as well. Where would I go to find information?




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CaterpillarAl

01-12-2007 16:24:23




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 Re: Starting up in reply to Andrew B, 10-18-2006 12:00:32  
Bought my 25 acres 5 years ago. Wanted a "taste" of the farm I remember working for my uncles on. With the other normal life expenses of family, I am still trying to build alean to for the 59 440 backhoe and 60 1010, and a pole barn to work on them would be nice. The closest I have gotten is a 12x20 storage shed with 3 leantoo's on it for the goats, chickens, and 4H pigs, kids bikes, etc. would also like to be able to afford the seed to plant a real crop, or the fencing to be able to keep some livestock. Can't ever seem to get to that point with either time or $...and I'm just pretendin.

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retired farmer

10-25-2006 19:57:05




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 Re: Starting up in reply to Andrew B, 10-18-2006 12:00:32  
I can tell you everything you need to know. FORGET ABOUT THE IDEA RIGHT NOW! Farming is a lot of hard work and the way the prices of everything are now, you cannot make a living doing it. I know from experience. Keep your town job, you will make more money and have more free time.



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kyhayman

10-19-2006 15:14:48




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 Re: Starting up in reply to Andrew B, 10-18-2006 12:00:32  
Paul's right, there is no substitute for experience on farming. As far as actually learning all there is to know..... I've been doing it for 33 years, took 8 courses in ag in highschool, have a bachelors degree, two masters degrees, and a PhD (all in ag) and I still dont even pretend to know everything about it. Starting to farm isnt like it was 100 years ago, even a small farm is a significant business. Once source cant possibly cover it all.

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paul

10-18-2006 19:28:11




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 Re: Starting up in reply to Andrew B, 10-18-2006 12:00:32  
Work on a farm for a summer. There is a reason most farms are handed down generation to generation. Book learning is fine, but there are sublties that one can't get from a book, and will leave you high & dry if you jump in green.

Location - where you at?

What kinda grains?

How big an operation do you want to start out with?

Do you have enough resources? How much time do you have for the farming?

--->Paul

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