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Newby19

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Oct 28, 2023

• #1

Hi all,

I have roughly 30 acres of grade 3 agricultural land , just looking for advice on what is a profitable option for it ?

I would like it to be my main source of income , I have a barn on the site. It is at present grass

Farming experience 0 / 10

 

serf

Member

Location

warwickshire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #2

Houses

 

grainboy

Member

Location

Bedfordshire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #3

Now this is going to be interesting, !!

 

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Newby19

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Oct 28, 2023

• #4

serf said:

Houses

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If only

 

Agriimark

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Worcestershire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #5

set up a farm shop and grow some of your own produce, have some rare breeds maybe. whatever you do dont buy sheep or have horses

 

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lloyd

Member

Location

Herefordshire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #6

Sell it and buy 30 acres of grade 2.

 

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Newby19

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Oct 28, 2023

• #7

Agriimark said:

set up a farm shop and grow some of your own produce, have some rare breeds maybe. whatever you do dont buy sheep or have horses

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Newby19

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Oct 28, 2023

• #8

Sounds sensible, sheep was one option I was looking at …. Are they a nightmare

 

Still Farming

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

South Wales UK

• Oct 28, 2023

• #9

Welcome to the nut house.
Location may help as if all rushes, side of a mountain or on the coast ,by a busy road, good arable land, all trees etc etc all different views to it possibly.

 

ollie989898

Member

Location

Hanging from a twig, in a deep sleep.

• Oct 28, 2023

• #10

Solar panels/big wind turbine.

 

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Farmeraduk

Member

Location

Oxfordshire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #11

Dairy calves, maybe for a contract to reduce overheads and get get their advice? Quick turnaround, start with a simple system.

 

serf

Member

Location

warwickshire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #12

grainboy said:

Now this is going to be interesting, !!

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Yep clive's been on "traffic" duty again

 

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Newby19

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Oct 28, 2023

• #13

Still Farming said:

Welcome to the nut house.
Location may help as if all rushes, side of a mountain or on the coast ,by a busy road, good arable land, all trees etc etc all different views to it possibly.

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Thanks
Hertfordshire
Flat land
No roads close but farm access
3 fields with trees segregating them
It previously has been used for Hay

 

ARW

Member

Location

Yorkshire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #14

It’s gonna be hard to make a living farming 30 acres, unless you find a niche selling great produce straight to people with really good marketing etc, all costs money
Do you like working 90 hours a week for nothing then just when you’re on your last legs the weather turns and destroys it all? Are you optimistic/foolish enough to try that again next year?

 

serf

Member

Location

warwickshire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #15

Hellipad / runway for the London crowd

 

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Newby19

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Oct 28, 2023

• #16

ARW said:

It’s gonna be hard to make a living farming 30 acres, unless you find a niche selling great produce straight to people with really good marketing etc, all costs money
Do you like working 90 hours a week for nothing then just when you’re on your last legs the weather turns and destroys it all? Are you optimistic/foolish enough to try that again next year?

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I am pretty foolish and optimistic

I was thinking of local produce, chickens and buying and fattening up some sheep for sale etc

I need to earn around 15k if possible

love working outside and hard work I am used too

 

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BrianV

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Dartmoor

• Oct 28, 2023

• #17

Plant it all to bird seed pick up the sub & do something far easier

 

Agriimark

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Worcestershire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #18

Newby19 said:

I am pretty foolish and optimistic

I was thinking of local produce, chickens and buying and fattening up some sheep for sale etc

I need to earn around 15k if possible

love working outside and hard work I am used too

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how bigs the barn? caravan storage maybe? as for the land. . rent it to someone else with sheep and let them have the hassle.

 

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Rnold

Member

Arable Farmer

• Oct 28, 2023

• #19

Bungalow seed

 

ARW

Member

Location

Yorkshire

• Oct 28, 2023

• #20

Newby19 said:

I am pretty foolish and optimistic

I was thinking of local produce, chickens and buying and fattening up some sheep for sale etc

I need to earn around 15k if possible

love working outside and hard work I am used too

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You will need a job on the side to earn the 15k, you can fatten plenty of lamb if your a good stockman m but it’s not a guarantee, even if you managed to fatten 300 lambs a year you will be lucky to make £20 head profit if you buy them right and sell them right, and yes you could sell that meat locally for more but that’s 6000kg of meat to shift, which isn’t easy
I don’t want to be a downer but that’s farming!