5 steps to start your small livestock farm
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Are you thinking about starting a small farm? If so, this is the video for you! We outline the things to consider when planning your farm, as well as how to get the right start after you have animals.
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As someone whos spent the last 17 years in the Concrete and Asphalt worlds I long to become a first generation farmer. Making active steps towards that goal everyday but it always seems just out of reach. Thank you for your videos, they are an inspiration and a great resource for someone like me.
Thanks very much from Sudan land of cattle and pastures,,,
Hey from a 17yr veteran roofer who’s working on becoming a first generation farmer. You can do a lot if you keep low personal overheard and point your pretax business income toward the land. plus property values in a lot of rural areas connected to blue states are dropping pretty significantly, so even lower cash offers are going to be considered. I’m kinda in that situation and it’s looking like I could get a good chunk of farmable land a little sooner than I thought.
Stay focused, stay the course and it will happen. I've been in the medical field for over 35 years. I too, will be a first generation farmer and I am half-way there to pay cash down to purchase my homesteading acreage. I have been researching homesteading and watching land in several states for three years but I stay focused on the dream and the dream keeps you going. Don't give up!
Are you a farmer yet? Lol
@@draytonwright6345 nope. Land is out of reach in my region. And uprooting my family to a region that’s affordable isn’t in the cards.
I was in the Army for 12 years and have been a mechanic, manufacturing and retail in management positions. I keep dreaming about having my own small farm once kids are adults. Thanks for the video!
I just ran across your videos today. I grew up farming, Grandfather had 180 acres, and couple cows, My Father had almost 3,000 acres, 150-200 head of cattle, farrowed and finished pigs so around 1200 head sometimes more. It was a lot of work. Grandpa passed away, And dad retired .
I bought 20 acres and slowly getting back into farming over the last 6 years. It's a great life and would never give that up.
And no I did not inherit anything from my family. Started a construction company and retired from that.
Your videos are full of info to help people understand what it takes or what to expect beforehand.
Great job !
I can't hear you over your families mount of cash.
I'm interested in how you got cut from the will
@@crvoltagel3745 parents liked my little brother. And didn't like the beautiful woman I married . so slowly they cut us from the family. Guess that's how it goes sometimes.
@@backachershomestead Hey. Are you able to provide for your family off 20 acres. I'm looking at an 18 acre plot. But was planning to do mostly produce.
@@crvoltagel3745 Yes we do. We have we have 2 pregnant heifers. Cow calved about 2 months ago. 1 bull and a 6 month old calf that will be bread and used for milk when old enough we have meat chickens, butchering in 4 weeks. 12 layer chickens. We have 10 goats but gonna get rid of them. 4 pigs 1 heading for butcher next month. To hot to do it here.
Garden will provide enough to can to get us through till next year. Sometimes we do purchase extra from Amish friends. Mainly strawberries ,sweetcorn.
We have about 15 acres that neighbors allow me to cut for hay. Just because it keeps them from having to mow it.
Did plant truckers favorite corn this year only small plot to see how it does. Have another family friend that I set up with to purchase or trade meat for corn when needed.
We have a couple of springs ,a clear spring fed creek with waterfall plus a spring fed pond.
We harvest rainwater for our house and at livestock building.
We have several fruit trees ,apple ,pear, peach and plum as well as persimmons and wild cherry. We have 15 blueberries. Blackberries and wild Blackberries.
I may have left something out. But gives an idea of what we have going. We started out with about 4 acres of woods the rest open. Lived in camper ,built our house and out buildings over time.
We have 2 old tractors we we bushog, bale and finish mow with. An old JD diesel 4x6 gator and an old four wheeler.
Numerous other equipment and repair parts.
Seems like it never ends. Lol but wouldn't give it up for anything.
Peter you're so kind my friend, have a wonderful week.
I work a 12hr shifts, and only scheduled for half the yr. I make about 70-75k a yr, i am not happy, with my career/work life...
I’ve always loved being outside and love animals especially farm animals. I love working with my hands
I was planning on buying some land and starting a cattle business right off the bat but I was hesitant because I wasn't sure if it would be worth it. I'm not in it for the money, I just enjoy that lifestyle. Right after you said to start small and then grow your farm, it gave me peace of mind and more confidence to go for it. Subscribed. Thank you
Same here sir. It really gives me such amount of peace of mind everytime I pasture my cattle. Soon I'll have my herd. In proper God's time.
The issue with cows are space and time. Do some research on sheep. Much faster turn around and good demand. Broilers work right alongside both.
"KIDS=FREE LABOR" I love this guy hes so wholesome
Listen kids, I'm getting free labour out of you until your 18. lol
I started laughing so hard when he said that!!😹😹😹
Kids are one of the highest paid workers lol they just don’t ever see the money
I’m going to buy your book to read in my spare time and to help you out anyway I can, part of your success on CZcams is quite simply, you. You have an endearing nature and honesty is that is rare these days. Thanks for all your hard work!!
Thank you!! I hope you enjoy my book!
Could you put a link to your book? Thank you.
Pete - I just ordered your book. I am really looking forward to reading it. I don't know that I want to become a farmer, but man do I need something new. Work for me is just a chore and and doesn't bring any real joy. I am 50 years old and getting awfully tired of it!
Just subscribed! I appreciate your honesty. I love farming and want to follow your foot steps.
Crazy how my dream is to be an architect and livestock farmer, too!
Hoo boy John, I had to "turn off" some of the things I learned as an architect when I started farming. Mainly the impulse to nitpick the details about everything I built. It just takes too long to get it perfect!
Same dude
Same
Mines similar I want to become a rancher and a engineer
Crazy how many architects turn to farming...I myself did many orientation test and would always come to architect but never was too passionate or fully interested into it but I love putting much details into what I do and am super orderly. Recently my wife and I discussed the option of starting up and farm and our whole life turned around. I've never experienced such joy in farming and I was always raised into a city life.I depend upon the experience of the experienced farmers to guide me and watching video tutorial like you guys have done. Thank you so much for all your help friend.
I’ve watched so many of your videos that I just realized, after watching this one, that you’re clean shaven in all of your videos. You go Pete! That’s the architect in you. Or the marketer? You suave Pete. I’m so sorry that folks choose to dislike these splendid videos. You rock Pete.
Love how candid this video is. Great info!!! Thank you for the honest content. We bought raw land in the southwestern tier of NY & are getting ready to embark on our farming expedition, at age 45
I'm 43 in a couple months. This is my first week on an old farm I bought in Ohio. Never too old to start
Thank you two for your honesty!
I love your life Pete, it seems like years ago that I subscribed to your channel but I really am a new follower watching a video or two everyday since I’ve been social distancing. You are a very good and honest teacher, I really appreciate your hard honest work. I wish I lived closer to you so I could be one of your customers. Stay safe and God bless you and your family and farm!
Man, the more videos I watch of you, the more I love you - thanks for the excellent content!
All I can say is THANK YOU for your mentoring.
I just came across your channel and I''m a new subscriber. Great videos and very thorough thoughtful information! I want to say thank you for your time putting these videos together which is invaluable for people like me.
Great videos Pete love all you do about your farm. My wife is from Dansville N.Y. I'm a Tennessee native and we live about 35miles east of Nashville. You are the kind of person I would hang around with. Take care and get that MD running soon .
Loved this first video and can't wait to watch more! Thank you!!
pause it at 00:16 he really does not look happy in a suit. I'm glad he found his happy place and I'm happy to watch it on youtube.
Thank you Peter! This is helping us look into our dream.
The is video has been one of the best and most helpful videos about starting a farm that I have watched . Thank You Pete
Thank you for your video! Yes, we went and brought the book to go with our 9 chicks!
Hi Pete, thanks for the video, please keep them coming! I'm not ready financially to get started, but it's been a dream of mine since I was a little kid, and I've been making financial preparations ever since. It will take time, but we will get there.
Extremely educational and I now continue to farm through you.Love your practical approach to living on the land while making a profit.Keepdoing what you feel in your heart and spirit.
I spent many summers in grade school, staying on my cousin’s similar sized farm.
Chickens, hogs, gardens and a few cattle. Great memories !
I just found your CZcams channel today, and im dead set on starting a farm, I just have no money, or land lol you have already taught me more than I could have imagined about farming, thank you for your videos, im pretty sure I have watched them all today.
Amazing insight. Thank you for this thoughtful episode.
Stumbled across your videos while falling into a CZcams wormhole. Keep them coming.
LOL Chad, I've done that before!
Loving the videos. My OCD requires I watch all in order to catch up. And I went ahead and bought the book. Thank you.
You are the ultimate motivator in the world!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I hope you continue to be a source of information for those of us interested in small time farming. The business part of it is very important. I'm planning on starting a similar venture and the farm will need to pay for itself if I'm to be able to do this. My hubby is okay with the rat race and with really young kids, we're already living on one income and able to save. So the info you're sharing is so, so valuable, crucial even. I grew up around cattle. My dad is now gone and can't share the business side of things with me. All I know are the daily chores lol. Thanks for stepping into those shoes for me. I can't voice my appreciation enough.
Man, your videos are awesome and super helpful. Thank you for putting them together.
Thank you, I am 50 considering retiring and buying an existing farm and starting slow..
Peter you are an amazing educator and creator, I recently have sold my business and have been debating on whether or not I want to really become a small scale farmer at 56 years old. Your channel along with alot of books that you also have in your collection have been really helpful to me. I am going to start with the gateway "drug" chickens and see if I really want it. I just ordered your book and look forward to hearing about your journey. Thanks for everything!
I will be ordering your book. I usually read only my check book so your video meant allot to me.
Ha ha! Thanks Sumner!
Thanks for all the information about how to start. Im about to start my own livestock farm on meet chicken and eggs plus goats. Ive subscribed and really like the content in your videos! 🖤
Hey Pete, Just found you! 10 months on our farm and so many truths. Year 1, we made decisions not to invest a lot of funds. So thankful we didn't, just keeping ahead of unexpected costs. Come August, year 1; we will start to invest in equipment and any animals, if any this year.(Now have a cat! A must!!) Starting slow is such wisdom. Totally agree with you. Thank you again!!
Wise advice, yep subbed and following. I like the way you explain everything in detail.
I will be following from here. I'm watching and learning.
I just ordered your book. I'm inspired by your decision to go into farming and how you have a general plan and guiding principles and stick to it. I'm 64 and just worked through my life buying "stuff" and I'm still not very happy. I'll try to use your example as a guide. Thanks.
Thank you for the insight on starting a farm Sir. Looking to transition from Electrical Engineer to Farmer. Been working on a "business plan" (making sure we can make a living). Your insight is greatly appreciated. Looking to keep it local and smail.
Always great information Pete. You’re the best!
I found a video that I hadn’t viewed. Amazing book that I began reading in early September 2021. God has blessed you and your family.
Love ❤️ to all.
I'm thankful that this video was recommended to me I'm planning on starting up again
Another great vlog, Pete
Good afternoon Peter. I'm in the corporate finance world right now and have a small farm but would love to jump in head first and leave the rat race behind. I found your channel while looking for advice on taking the next step. So far, I'm starting small and using what I know. Hopefully, I can make the move soon. I look forward to watching more of your videos and I'll definitely be checking out your book. Thanks for posting and good luck on your farm!
Love your videos. I grew up on a small ranch I've already seen all the issues. A few years ago a big winter storm blew in I would work at the water department in the day feed cattle at night. One time I had ice my beard and my job called me to fix a water leak. I'm in the guard and every deployment I miss working the farm so after this deployment I'm gonna start my own ranch.
Just ordered the book. Looking forward to reading it.
best informative video ever watched on farming
Just wanted to shout out! Amazingly informative sir!
Your videos have been so informative
Like you
Love farmalls
We have been enjoying your videos! At one point in this video you are in front of a glass bookcase. I think we have the same one! We have never seen one just like ours. It was my wife's great grandparents and has been handed down for years. Cheers.
Man, thanks Pete. My wife and I have been going through very similar dilemmas. We acquired 25 acres and know that we want to do small farming, but we've also been hesitant on what to do and how to start. Appreciate your insight.
Check into goats. I've heard prices are real good!
Thanks fore taking you time to make vedioes ,wanda and
I made that same choice with two offspring over fourty years ago wenever looked back
You guys are awesome! Keep on keep'n on . 👍
Very thoughtful video, thank you for the great explanations and honest statements.
Thanks for your videos pete they are very helpful
Just for letting you know.... Some people from Poland watching you 😉
Great job mate and good luck!
👍🇵🇱🇺🇸👍
Brilliant! Thank you for such an informative vid. Love from Oz
Watching again. We've sold our mountain home. Hoping for the best. Growing for ourselves.
I wish I have you as my friend
I always wanted a friend like you
I'm here in 2022 and the food market the way it is these types of farms are the future. And the market is supporting that.
This is wonderful advice! Thank you!
Loved this video, it's GOLD! I am purchasing your book!
Love and Respect for you brother!
Hey thank you this video really helped I am pretty young and everyone thinks I’m crazy but I don’t mind the hard work that goes into ranching and all of the other stuff with it and I have done so much research already so I definitely know it’s not all sunshine and rainbows that for sure
But my dream is really to become a rancher and your video just helped me to figure out what needs to be done will be reading your book too
Thanks for the great farm business content!
Thank you sir
This was really helpful sir.... I really want to go into it
Looking forward to following your journey!
Thank you Ernie!
#3 & #4 are the most important. We farm 10 acres and it is working great. Just pick the right animal and fit it into your current schedule. Love the videos Pete. Your awesome!
What animals do you have?
Love your video!
I am 17 and want to have a farm one day. I love animals and machinery and am willing to work.
Good job on your video and farm!
Fellow architect in Albany, have considered forest management as my “next job”, your videos are inspiring. will stop at your stall at the Ithaca farmers market next time thru
As soon I checked the video,I subscribed directly.
I am where you are right now.. Working in the airforce but I keep feeling this calling to farming... my work actually benefiting me, my community and my family at the end of the day... other then just money..
Very informative thank you Pete
great job again Pete!
Long time viewer, new subscriber. Really enjoy your videos. Pleasure to watch. Down in Alabama.
I'm very late probly but I'm new. And I'm glad you said books cause I'm always on the internet looking things up. I didn't think books had a such thing with farming and live stock. I know the struggles of not having money. I'm here right now at my lowest. But making some progress cause I just got a job a few days ago. So i gotta save up money for this. Wish me luck!
Really appreciate your videos!
I'm Satisfied ....You just earned a Subscriber... I love nature too
Love all the Red Power! Best part of being a farmer.
Thank you Wils! I love old Farmalls!
Thank you sir for sharing your opinion with us
Excellent content! In a few years we expect to transform our long term rental property on 4 acres of tropical rainforest into a live on micro farm with a couple of eclectic ohana cottages open for vacation rental guests. In the process of researching our options...planning on developing permaculture type orchard areas considering ducks and other poultry along with a few Idaho pasture pigs or possibly dairy goats. These are the hard honest questions we find ourselves talking about. I am also a Joel Salatin fan. Aloha😃🌈🤙
Just subscribed and hopefully soon start farming my still barren and empty property.
I enjoy your informative videos 😁
Great video!
Thank you for this different perspective as I am looking to do this as a side gig. I currently have chickens, plan on pig pen and cattle before summer. Currently have HUGE garden, rows are 320 ft long. Also have a green house. Last fall I put up over 500lbs of potatoes up for fall harvest and didn't run out until January. Hopefully my spring Garden load will last till fall and fall last till spring harvest. Planting 1 extra row this year of them. Still have frozen and jarred vegetables from fall garden.
Just finished your book , and yes it's an amazing read !
Thanks Brian!
It's so useful and good advice for me
I love your vids. I'm sure you have millions of views . Your a great man/wife combo. Yes Wedge tailed eagles take an occasional chicken. Or even a small kangaroo. But they are so rare now. I was spun out that you have a farm so close to New York. I'd swap jobs with you any day. Driving in Perth sucks. Everybody/almost breaks the law. Hi from Western Australia.
Love your video I live in Australia I was on a sheep farm for 40 years now I'm 84 years old
So to old to do much but look at your Videos Casey
Do you know you can benefit from agricultural investment without owning a land? Agro farms creates opportunity for individuals to invest in their farms through their website and earn daily ROI without doing the farm work. It's a safe and profitable investment. ❤️
Another great video. We started with cattle.
Thanks ZaneyMay!!!
I became a farm manager on a million dollar plus farm, that's not counting the animals. 6 broiler houses 2 herds of cattle (250 give or take and 300 give or take), 375 acres doing hay and it had 14 ponds but didn't harvest the fish (except for us). In one year we were ranked 9th in state, I loved it but it was a lot of work for me and the wife. I still want my own farm just not that big and demanding.
thanks for your video
Very inspirational sir. Appreciate it
Farming doesn’t have to be about $200,000 tractors and half million dollars combines. My biggest word of advice is don’t get in over your head. Keep track of spending and don’t get caught up with having to have the new and best equipment. At that point your working just to pay the equipment costs & you’ll never get ahead. We make do with what equipment we have nothing new just older well maintained equipment. Good luck and cheers 🍻 from Prairie Sunset Ranch !!
Hallelujah Prairie Sunset Ranch! I love older equipment, and debt is a drag.
i love your videos. & the advice of a good marriage. you are spot-on. you are my role model.thank you
Excellent information. I am looking forward to be partially self sufficient on a 30 acre land. Thank you.
You're welcome Kumar A! Best of luck!