AgTalk Home
AgTalk Home
Search Forums | Classifieds (5) | Skins | Language
You are logged in as a guest. ( logon | register )

Any body out their start farming from scratch.
View previous thread :: View next thread
   Forums List -> AgTalk CafeMessage format
 
sj3788
Posted 9/14/2014 18:25 (#4074334 - in reply to #4074303)
Subject: RE: Any body out their start farming from scratch.


swohio
I did. Had 0. Started when I was in high school when I had 2 ac. of sweet corn. I ended up with a full time job and farmed on the side. Company was sold 15+ years ago and out the door we all went. I was farming about 400 ac. on the side then. It has been at times a very rough road. Have farmed full time since lost job. Got my CDL and drive off/on with friend and his 2 dump trucks. Do whatever it takes. When lost job had 22+ years with 4 weeks vacation, medical and so on. Would still be there if they were in business. That pay check every week sure helps. I love farming though and feel good about what I can leave when I'm gone. All no-till and learning about cover crops. Hope I leave ground much better than when I got it. At this point, we have never received one dime from anyone. Everything we have bought has come for us. My dad didn't farm nor any other close family members. Just grew up in the country. Would I do it again? I'd say yes. But having that full time job still would have really helped.
Top of the page Bottom of the page


Jump to forum :
Search this forum
Printer friendly version
E-mail a link to this thread

(Delete cookies)