Quote from: Killerstump on February 20, 2016, 11:35:19 PM
Small beef and dairy farmer here. Milk about 30-35 cows and have about 100 beef cows. We have 0 help from the govt we don't do no govt help programs nor look for any kind of awards or notary in public. 530 acres 4th generation farm nothing is owed on and nothing is top of the line. Milk is 15-16$ 100wt. Predictions say drop .60-.70 in month of March. Colored Cattle have fell off as fuel and other has too but seed corn fertilize and so forth don't.
Farmers can get a lot of help no doubt but when the govt comes needing money who's the first they gonna go to? The people they built and paid all this stuff for. They can have the riches and fanciness I'm content being here out of sight and out of mind just making a living. Not big money just a living. That's all Ill ask for
How do you make a dairy with that few cows work?
Are you selling directly to local consumers or have a specialty thing going?
Now, even a dairy with 200-300 cows is small and has a hard time selling through a co-op. It is hard to believe that those entities can manage a dairy farm with 10,000 plus head of cows and be able to look at the cows frequently and take care of them. From what I have seen, they have to rely on hispanics to do the work. The lower class in the US that used to do the farm work can get too much free gubmint cheese and does not want to or have to do the work.
