I want to be a farmer but where do I get the land?

Free-2-Flow

I would love to be a farmer, but where do I get the land?
Already have a mortgage for our family home.

Muckit

Trust me, you are blessed!

Free-2-Flow

Muckit wrote:

Trust me, you are blessed!

That bad then?

riemann

Free-2-Flow wrote: »

I would love to be a farmer, but where do I get the land?
Already have a mortgage for our family home.

You could rent land if you wanted. Obviously starting from scratch you will have your work cut out. However if you work hard and assuming prices quadruple and costs halve over the next couple of years you should start to turn a profit at the turn of the century.

Best of luck.

Free-2-Flow

riemann wrote:

You could rent land if you wanted. Obviously starting from scratch you will have your work cut out. However if you work hard and assuming prices quadruple and costs halve over the next couple of years you should start to turn a profit at the turn of the century.

Hahahaha.
I am a hunter and vermin control in my spare time, maybe I'll just stick to walking through farms.

judeboy101

Marry a farmers only daughter and hope she has no brothers

pedigree 6

What do you want to farm?

Dairy, Sucklers, Beef finishing, Goats, Pigs, Sheep, Donkeys, Thoroughbred broodmares, Breeding Sporthorses, Fruit farm, Orchards, Poultry, Alpacas, Potatoes, Fodder beet, Maize growing, Other assorted root crops, Cut flowers, Tillage, Organic farming, Snail farming, Rabbits, Lawn turf production, Dairy Buffalo, Christmas trees and/or subsidy farming.

I didn't see it but I was told of a young guy on Countryfile last night who is renting land and farming sheep and works for other farmers as well. Doing general farm work, tractor driving, etc.

Edit : farm manager would be an option for someone with no land and want the best of both worlds. But then you'd need qualifications and experience.

einn32

pedigree 6 wrote: »

What do you want to farm?

Dairy, Sucklers, Beef finishing, Goats, Pigs, Sheep, Donkeys, Thoroughbred broodmares, Breeding Sporthorses, Fruit farm, Orchards, Poultry, Alpacas, Potatoes, Fodder beet, Maize growing, Other assorted root crops, Cut flowers, Tillage, Organic farming, Snail farming, Rabbits, Lawn turf production, Dairy Buffalo, Christmas trees and/or subsidy farming.

I didn't see it but I was told of a young guy on Countryfile last night who is renting land and farming sheep and works for other farmers as well. Doing general farm work, tractor driving, etc.

Edit : farm manager would be an option for someone with no land and want the best of both worlds. But then you'd need qualifications and experience.

He's working for about 20 other farmers doing any job they need done. Then he has his own place. He's from a town and just stayed on a local farm with his mother house sitting. He formed an interest from then on. Fair play to him. He knows what he wants and he's not afraid of work.

Mac Taylor

einn32 wrote: »

He's working for about 20 other farmers doing any job they need done. Then he has his own place. He's from a town and just stayed on a local farm with his mother house sitting. He formed an interest from then on. Fair play to him. He knows what he wants and he's not afraid of work.

Was watching it, definitely not afraid of work but no fool either.
Has a goal and is doing his best to achieve it.

pedigree 6

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Was watching it, definitely not afraid of work but no fool either.
Has a goal and is doing his best to achieve it.

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