Re: Nebraska tomato farm

Posted by John (MO) on February 22, 2006 at 07:41:34 from (198.209.172.95):

In Reply to: Nebraska tomato farm posted by Cory A. on February 21, 2006 at 14:38:00:

I think for the most part, people figured out years and years ago what grows where best. Thus I don't think you really see too many commercial tomato farms in Nebraska. You have to have a market for any product, and the big markets are where the big producers are. That would be both good and bad for someone a long way from one of those major markets. I think it's obvious that you aren't going to have much luck if you have to load up your crop and truck it 3 states to sell it. On the other hand if you sell what you produce directly to the consumer, thus cutting out the profits of one or more middle men, then you could stand a chance of getting more profit per acre than someone who produces on a larger scale and has to sell through a major market. Tomatos would seem to be to be a very labor intensive crop. How many tomatos can one person take care of? How much is labor costs in your area? How much is it going to cost you to produce the number of acres of tomatos you are thinking of? Can you find a good market for all the tomatos you produce? These are all questions you need to know the answer to before you put your first seed into the dirt. A bank is going to require a business plan that answers these questions. Even if you don't need to get a bank loan to start this venture, you still need to know the answer to these questions. If you don't, you may not learn until it's too late that a particular venture has no chance of turning a profit. Every opperation is different and even if you know exactly the numbers for the farm next door doing exactly the same thing you want to do, your numbers could be way way different. In Missouri, we have university extension offices that can be a big help to producers looking at various crops and ideas. You need to find something simular to that in your area, where they deal specifically with your area. Good luck.

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