20 acres of pasture with farm buildings

[Farminglife]

Just taken over 20 acres of pasture (was arable, Sandy Loam soil) with a few farm buildings and yard. Would like to make this my job but struggling for ideas to Make it a profitable venture. It’s my family’s farm and would like to carry on the tradition so any ideas would be appreciated. Previously they ran a contracting business but that was 15 years ago and since then the pasture has been used for silage/haylage by another farmer.

 

[teslacoils]

Location? If somewhere warm and some irrigation how about more horticulture? Pyo soft fruit, pumpkins, flowers, garlic, asparagus? Use pd to build glasshouse.

 

[Farminglife]

Location? If somewhere warm and some irrigation how about more horticulture? Pyo soft fruit, pumpkins, flowers, garlic, asparagus? Use pd to build glasshouse.

We are in south east Kent so probably a warmer part of the uk than most.

 

[teslacoils]

Can you use the permitted development to covert a building into a house? The others to a ménage and straw store? Then flog it for a pile of £££.

 

[spin cycle]

sheep dairy for ice cream

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

It depends on how much work you want to have to do

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Can you use the permitted development to covert a building into a house? The others to a ménage and straw store? Then flog it for a pile of £££.

That was my first thought. If that would be a consideration then drop me a PM or visit our website www.sjmplanning.com. We are based in West Malling near Maidstone.

 

[Dry Rot]

If Labour get in (admittedly unlikely!), you'd better grow trees. There is going to be an increasing demand anyway.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

If Labour get in (admittedly unlikely!), you'd better grow trees. There is going to be an increasing demand anyway.

chances are growing by the day, and only trees i would grow are Christmas trees

 

[Dry Rot]

chances are growing by the day, and only trees i would grow are Christmas trees

I think that would be a mistake. Recently, there was a shortage of birch whips for planting up here. When I was at college (admittedly a long time ago) I was told in forestry lectures that no one ever planted birch as it is a weed, only of use in large sizes and then for veneer. And that's just one species.

 

[TripleSix]

Just taken over 20 acres of pasture (was arable, Sandy Loam soil) with a few farm buildings and yard. Would like to make this my job but struggling for ideas to Make it a profitable venture. It’s my family’s farm and would like to carry on the tradition so any ideas would be appreciated. Previously they ran a contracting business but that was 15 years ago and since then the pasture has been used for silage/haylage by another farmer.

The easiest most profitable venture would be for you to rent it out for arable/grazing.

Unless you're fancying a lot of work and go for a lot of polytunnels and do fruit and veg etc

Or even breed fancy poultry

I don't see much of a living to be made from 20ac otherwise

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Breeding fancy birds, what ever next

 

[TripleSix]

Breeding fancy birds, what ever next

@Pasty seems to do rather well out of his chickens.

 

[delilah]

We are in south east Kent so probably a warmer part of the uk than most.

is it fenced for cattle ? Asking for a friend....

 

[Dry Rot]

Vineries seem to be the fashion, especially if this global warming stuff is all it's cracked up to be!

 

[Lincs Lass]

20 acres ,,Kent,,hops = beer ,,job sorted