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| Hello to all - I am just getting enough nerve to join Ag Talk and get educated into farming. I have recently purchased some farmland (300+ acres ) in NW Mississippi. (rice / beans and maybe corn ) and am checking into to get the fields percision levelled. Would it be advantageous to do it myslef by purchasing a new or used tractor and scraper or should I get it done by a 3rd party. Also, can anyone adivse me regarding GPS vs Laser leveling. Which one would be better for doing the job. I am new to farming and need advice moving forward. I am looking to minimise cost to prepare the land for farming. Land was originally a rice / soybean farm buy was converted into fish ponds approx 15 years ago. Levees need to be knocked down etc. Plenty of dirt work . Will I also need a dozer or can a scraper do all the work. What size tractor and scraper would I need and how much time do you think it would take to level approx 100 acres per year. I am also thinking that maybe I could do some bartering with a farmer that might have the equipment to level the land for exchange for farming the land. Thanks in advance. | |
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Precision Land Leveling help
