I don't one single person anymore full time farming with less than 800 acres, and those guys have off season jobs pushing snow, trucking, whatever. But I have a full time off farm job-wish I didn't but that is reality.

Posted 14:25 (#380962 - in reply to #380895) Subject: RE: Any Small Operators Here? My wife and I both have jobs (in town ), we farm 200 acres as a side business

Small operator here but not my sole source of income. Posted 14:19 (#380957 - in reply to #380895) Subject: RE: Any Small Operators Here? Take the above comments for what they are worth (and they probably aren't worth a plug nickel. I may draw fire for this comment, but I don't believe you can have a small farm without livestock, and I don't believe you could start up a small farm without direct marketing your product. They're gone, ant they took a majority of the farms with them. Really, in my neck of the woods, hogs were what made small farms work. Working on establishing some hay and updating some equipment (and by updating I mean to try to have some working equipment that I ain't got to fix every time I use it ). What looks good on paper isn't necessarily true. I'm hoping to get back in on a limited basis in the next year or two and try to figure out what I got to do. What few are are older guys with paid off land. There are nearly no small farms left here. Posted 13:01 (#380931 - in reply to #380895) Subject: RE: Any Small Operators Here? Maybe all the small profitable farms are gone?Īnyone just working 100 to 200 acres and making a living at it? Posted 11:29 (#380895) Subject: Any Small Operators Here?ĭon't get me wrong, I really enjoy the pics of the big equipment working on good sized farms but never seem to see anybody post pics of the average sized equipment on smaller farms. ( logon | register )Īny Small Operators Here? Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1

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