Re: Can it be done?

Posted by Billy NY on July 30, 2013 at 13:46:37 from (72.226.79.200):

In Reply to: Can it be done? posted by Joe Pro on July 30, 2013 at 11:36:37:

You will get all kinds of responses to this, I'll leave the farming side alone, so many variables, its not the most dependable source of income, the weather and and whatever else applies. Don't forget equipment, fuel and all that this entails with repairs and maintenance. You need good ground or have to compensate to make decent crops, which varies quite a bit.

You will find there is a conflict between a full time job and being available for activities on a farm, the short of it is, there is never enough time in the day. Some how, some way it has to get done, when it needs to get done whatever it may be.

You both have decent jobs, and health benefits, its likely what is left from a small farm may not replace these very important items. I never liked working for others, sometimes more or less, some jobs are ok or tolerable. You can find away to be tolerant, trust me, it can be done, the reason being is a steady paycheck and those health benefits. Maybe your jobs or careers are lucrative, job security is ok, or maybe you are just as expendable, only you know that.

Financially it will look a lot more responsible having a decent job, its stable and though you have aspirations like we all do, DO NOT make any hasty decisions, unless they are based on fact. If you make that plunge, you are at the mercy of a lot of things, that can make the quality of life turn into nothing but tons of work and very low profits. The best laid plans of mice and men + Murphy's law thrives in the farming situation. Its just how it is.

Even with all that, I certainly am pro agriculture, be it ones garden, small or large farm, it has to be done, and its something to be proud of. If were me, I'd carefully look at what can create revenue over the calendar year, really take a close look, analysis of all things considered, variables etc, odds are that unless you can duplicate within reason your income now, you will want that job and should farm what you can, until you either find a niche, or get a feel for what its real potential can do, let things prove themselves out as best can be done, and make more educated decisions based on that. Having land and decent equipment no matter how old is not a bad start, who needs the high payments and bad financial decisions, your credit and all that is extremely important, and there are many other business's that require the same hard work and ethics, but pay much better. Working for the man you work hard and make a living, a paycheck if you will, work for yourself, you are on your own, depending on how hard you work, the business that you are in, the potential is there to do much better than a paycheck, with farming, from what I have seen its a paycheck dependent on a lot of things going your way.

Say you do this marginally for a number of years, you are out of the job scene and its just not tenable for whatever reason, maybe 10-20 years from now, if its the way things are now, you do NOT want to be in your mid 40's have a family and not be employable. I'm living proof of that, solid background college grad, heavily experienced, capable, versatile, good work ethic, it don't mean a darned thing, hundreds of jobs applied for, nada, nothing, zero, you are of no use apparently or who knows you never get any feedback anyway, even when you match the qualifications verbatim. Its no fun to come to this realization so what you do now is extremely important, do not take it lightly, take your income and credit very seriously, and always plan ahead, I'll say it again, always plan ahead, I'd be in a cardboard box on the street if I did not do these things, LOL and the way its going, thats still possible, LOL !!! Actually nothing funny about it, but what the heck better n being angry !

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