I have a Theory on Land!

[Sheepwheat]

Long live the cookie cutter farm. Ugh.

I am glad you found a niche that you love and you make money doing.

But you do realize if everyone did what you did, no one would make money.[/QUOTE]

Sure. If everyone did the same thing, it wouldn’t work well. I do protect a lot of my business info to a large extent, as we are still early in this game, and can’t afford to have someone come along and price us out of the market we do have. But there are literally dozens of potential models and products that I can think of that are in high demand, and need between zero and maybe a few hundred acres to be feasible. Part of it is that as we have learned along the way with our lamb, many people ask for specific high value products they can’t find anywhere, but would die to have them. I am currently in talks to raise a specific product for someone, that no one currently raises remotely locally. It is extremely sought after, but we have this odd mindset in sask that we can’t do it! Well, I’m crunching numbers and feasibility, and I need about 1000 square feet of room. I’m sure I can find the space. Off that thousand square feet? The numbers say I could gross at minimum, very conservatively, 90 000 a year if I do my part to maximize production. In Saskatchewan, a thousand square feet, and you are no farmer. That is the mindset. I wish it would change!

Truly, the sky is the limit for different ideas. I think it is extremely pertinent for those who aren’t sure how to include their kids on their farm, because “We don’t have the acres for two families.” People in that kind of boat are gunna hang it up, because they don’t think outside the box, and that is plain sad! There goes another farm, needlessly.

Look, there is nothing wrong with traditional grain or commodity farming! It certainly has worked well for some, that is obvious. But we haven’t all had the exact same start in farming, or fortune through the years, to make it a viable choice. I hope to show it CAN be done differently, for those who haven’t had great circumstances in their farming career. You don’t HAVE to be the last generation, simply because you think there is only one model to farm, and it takes lots of land to do it!

I should start the other thread. I’m passionate about this….

[jazz]

I should start the other thread. I’m passionate about this….

Sheep, most people I know farm cookie cutter because they are antisocial loners who cant stand having a boss or customers. Thats a joke...sort of.

Grain farming is flexible for the most part, can set your own hours, sometimes big chunks of time off for some and no customers to please. Pick up the phone for RP and she is sold. Dont like the price, stick er back in the bin and turn on the fans.

Takes a very certain type of person to do one on one sales. I dont have the patience for it.