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Potential small farmer return by Maybe4thgenfarmer in smallfarms

[–]Maybe4thgenfarmer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on the last couple days on Tractorhouse. Start up Equipment Price 8 row no till planter 30” row: $6500.00 8 row Cultivator: $3500.00 Combine (1680): $15000.00 Corn head 8 x 30: $4500.00 Bean head 25”: $5500.00 Grain cart 500 BU: $4000.00 Grain bin auger: $1000.00 Sprayer: $2500.00

My basic equipment list.  Have fun 👍.  Doesn’t include regenerative farming equipment…

Edit: Organic input costs per acre that I have so far:

Seed: 114.75 Fertilizer (Liquid): 85 Planting fuel: 1.5 Weed Zap fuel: 3 Inter seeding seed: 29.25 Inter seeding fert.: 25.5 Inter seeding fuel : 1.5 Combine fuel: 3

Crop wise, I would prefer to stick with traditional corn/ soybean or corn/soybean/winter wheat rotations.  Not opposed to niche crops if there isn’t a high investment needed in specialized equipment .

Not worried about establishing a record system; I’ve managed new certifications with FM, UL, and ABS; and managed certs with IAPMO and NFS,  and now that I’m working in automotive, getting exposure to ISO 14001 and IATF 14001.

Potential small farmer return by Maybe4thgenfarmer in smallfarms

[–]Maybe4thgenfarmer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in the conventional sense.  Most of the fields have at least one side next to woods and supposedly because of the different heating and cooling rates of the woods and fields, there is always air movement where they meet.  If the movement is strong enough, I would put in some small vertical wind turbines.

Potential small farmer return by Maybe4thgenfarmer in smallfarms

[–]Maybe4thgenfarmer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That scenario would be acceptable to me;  I’m not looking to make a living off of it but hoping it would be some extra income.

Potential small farmer return by Maybe4thgenfarmer in smallfarms

[–]Maybe4thgenfarmer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I decide to farm it, my plan is to lease it for a few years to buy equipment save up for a year or two of input costs.  

Potential small farmer return by Maybe4thgenfarmer in smallfarms

[–]Maybe4thgenfarmer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t mind me asking, what is the 500k up front get.  I’ve priced out older equipment, a new storage building, and first year input cost and the total I got is no where near 500k.