Re: Startin Farmin Young

Posted by Clint Youse MO on February 14, 2007 at 19:40:11 from (64.111.61.87):

In Reply to: Startin Farmin Young posted by Brad Wright of MO on February 14, 2007 at 11:07:46:

Brad I am 25 been helping dad since i was old enough to walk he had about 80 sows and we sold feeder pigs when I was about 8 or so I started buying gilts and he would let me run my sows with his for 2 pigs out of each litter and all my labor to him was for the roof over my head and the feed bill helped me make money yet still learn the risk somewhat. We got out of hogs in 1996 when the feeder pig market fell out I went to work for a large hog farmer after school and in the summer. Plowed all dads old hog lots under sowed them in grass and bought a few cows with my money from selling out on the hogs. Graduated highschool went to University of Missouri got a degree then went to work in an implement dealer for a year or so thought it was what i wanted but missed my cows and farming so i talked it over with my family and girlfriend and went back to work for the guy I had worked for in high school that wa 2 years ago. Last April I bought a satelite facilty to the main hog farm where I farrow sows on a contract for the guy, still building my cow herd but this is now my only income. I say if your uncle and grandpa are willing to help you out that is a good place to start trade labor for equipment usage and so on. it is hard to get started these days with out some support. I don't ever regret going back to the farm and i hear all kinds of things up town about how dumb it was to go to college and then come back and farm but I would not trade either The guys that talk about farming being tough are right especially in time like the last month with livestock, frozen waters, feeding hay, just getting around on the farm. But I sat down and figured my balance sheet for the banker tonight I was surprised at how much my net worth had went up. It is always a risk. To me it is well worth and if young people don't come back and farm we will be importing food just like oil.

I was also wondering what part of MO you are from I live IN the NE part

CLINT

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• Re: Startin Farmin Young Brad Wright of MO 17:13:34 02/18/07 (0)

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