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What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Kemp Jul 27, 2012. 11 Replies 0 Likes
My wife and I are future farmers. Currently, I own my own business and in the next few years, we will be transitioning to farm life!So, as you can imagine, we are doing a LOT of dreaming and I wanted…Continue
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Village Wisdom replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"We were lucky and/or unlucky with purchasing a small piece and then adding the adjacent property. The lucky part is the adjoining property that we wanted in the first place went up for sale. The unlucky part was we didn't buy it when it first…"
RayZorback replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"MrT, I agree! I used to be in the real estate industry and I heard stories of lots of folks who "wished" they would have purchased the land next door and now it is a __________ that they hate! So, one of the things I have told my wife to…"
MrT replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"Great discussion. I have heard it said before that you are best to buy a smaller block and expand later, for all the good reasons Steve gave above. However, I just cannot escape the fear that in practice it would be really hard to buy more land next…"
Steve Kemp replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"My wife and I have the same dream and actually bought our dream farm last year, so I think I may be reasonably qualified to offer some pointers on buying a farm based on our experiences.
I strongly agree with your attention to financial…"
Evergreen East Farm replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"One more thought...plan on about 5-7 years before any profit. Infrastructure investments can eat up capital as quick as it is earned. Additionally, mistakes will be made during the experience gaining phase. The experiences you are…"
Evergreen East Farm replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"We started with 65 acres 5 years ago, and I'll offer a few of the pieces of advice I wish I'd had...
Learn how to read a soil map, and purchase property with as much class 1, 2, or 3 soil as possible. For example, 100 acres of class…"
RayZorback replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"Stock ponds are a great idea. Especially if we have a large hill/mountain on the property. We could build the ponds in the hills and gravity could do all the pumping work for us. Great idea. I will look into this more.
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Red Roofs replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"One thing---if you have 100 acres, and you do not already have several stock ponds....put in at least one deep, large, 1 acre-ish stock pond. I believe these may also be federally subsidized to reduce the hazards of drought???
It may be that…"
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Are most berry bushes cared for like this? or is it just this variety of blackberry?"
RayZorback replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"WOW! Way to go! That is so exciting!
Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the delay in response.
What are we doing to prepare?? We are just getting starting, but here is what we are actively doing now to prepare for the future:
Financially:
Getting out…"
Kings Crest Farms replied to RayZorback's discussion What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
"We have the same dream and in a couple of months we are planning on purchasing 102 acres.
My question for you is what have you done so far to prepare for this dream?"
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What would YOU do with 100 Acres??
My wife and I are future farmers. Currently, I own my own business and in the next few years, we will be transitioning to farm life!So, as you can imagine, we are doing a LOT of dreaming and I wanted to hear from YOU -- How would you farm 100 acres? We are in the process of laying out some perimeters for our farm venture and here is what we have so far:This will become our primary source of incomeMust be organic/naturalSelf sustained -- we want VERY LITTLE outside inputIf an animal can be…See More
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