How many farmers on OPE poll.

[czar800]

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[amberg]

Farming for 51 years, So my farming days have about come to a end.

 

[Mastermind]

Farming for 51 years, So my farming days have about come to a end.

Well sir, welcome to OPE. We are glad you decided to join us here.

 

[dbittle]

I have 13 acres, with about 10 fenced into areas for goats and horses. My wife has gotten into the ornamental breed chickens, so they're running around too. I garden, mow the remaining 3 acres that is yard, and am slowly clearing and reclaiming the overgrown parts of the pasture areas from 40 years of neglect. I have a full time job and coach the two youngest daughters in youth sports, so it stays busy at my place.

 

[Mastermind]

 

[CR500]

Not really a farmer but I do help fix agriculture equipment as a job.

Repaired a radiator on a 4430 this week.

Going to try and learn about forage machines more and more. If anyone has any interesting repairs feel free to PM me so maybe I can learn more and more lol

Sent from my non internal combustion device.

 

[amberg]

Once and a while you have to do what you have to do. This is momma's baby in which they did not want to eat!! As it got to 1,200 # on the bottle. As In a pet!!

 

[jakethesnake]

I hate having to deal with bottle feeding calves...

 

[amberg]

I hate having to deal with bottle feeding calves...

I do agree, Nothing worse than a calf that won't suck! ( period )

 

[Mastermind]

Those big pets can be a pain to deal with too.

 

[jake wells]

3rd generation tobacco farmer it is part time for me no money in it and will be out of the end of this year seems we can all make more money working public jobs we employ family and relation can't afford anybody else lol.
here we are cutting and spiking the hybrid burley on the stick.

 

[Mastermind]

The game is rigged against the little guys......

 

[exSW]

No Organic buyers where you live. I know some guys in NC are supposed to be cleaning up.

 

[Mastermind]

That's where the money is. Organics.....

 

[Simondo]

Had my fill of small time farming when i was growing up. Family farm was my mothers thing really ... she had a small suckler herd on 21 acres of grass. The farm is now just used for a grass crop (sold on) and sheep in the winter months to keep the grass right. I still scoot round with a topper now and again but i mostly just help out with the hedges (small fields up in the hills have lots of hedges !) and look after about 7 acres of woodland plus the gardens . My sister and Bro in law farm 500 organic acres of mixed Beef/sheep/grass and grain 3 miles from me.

 

[jake wells]

im under contract for rj renolds but the contract ends in january and afterwards there will be no more.

 

[czar800]

My great grandpa was the last farmer to make a living off our farm. My grandpa stayed and only was a farmer, but my grandma worked off the farm.
Then my dad took over and work off the farm full time and my mom worked part time. Now my brother and I both work full time and farm, plus both our wife's work......

I really would like to able to stay home and farm and raise my family.

My grandpa told me when I was younger "someday you'll need a wheelbarrow full of money to buy anything"

 

[skippy]

Im in the process of converting my 12 acres into a self sufficiency farm . Currently doing some veggies , chickens , and wood harvesting .

 

[skippy]

We are hoping to do heritage pigs next spring and meat chickens . Fingers crossed .

 

[Mastermind]

Just remember, never wrestle with a pig. You both get terribly muddy, but the pig likes it.