Don't make these mistakes! Small farm pitfalls to avoid
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- When starting your small farm, don’t make these mistakes! I review some common mistakes I have made on our farm. Most mistakes are caused by a lack of planning and being too busy to sit down and think about how you want your small farm to grow.
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I learnt how to rebuild a tractor motor by forgetting to check the oil
LOL Richard! Learning by necessity!
Cows are the only animal (besides a few kinky humans) that will just stand there and not bother to move when anothet is peeing and or pooping on their own face.
All they had to do is move, but they just "moo"
I did that with a borrowed truck. Violated dad's most basic instruction: no matter what the owner/operator states, you check the fluids. Cost 200 for an engine block back in my junior college days. Ouch. The guy who borrowed before me had done NO maintenance, while claiming he was Gods' gift to vehicle. I've never forgotten.
@@jupitercyclops6521 I had European cattle that would drop their calves right in the crap. My N. American cattle NEVER did that. They'd crawl under the fence on their knees to seek a clean spot. Apparently, for the last 600 plus years, cattle are often "compounded" in Europe and the feed is brought to them. My guess is the mothering ability on certain levels were bred right out of them. along with "travelling proclivity". Ranchers complained way back in the seventies/eighties and, of course, were "blown off" by European breeders and even University Professors, two groups that had "all the answers". I'm still figuring out the questions.
@@dwightstjohn6927
Hahaha!
Interesting.
I'm pretty green really.
Back in the day
I had a summer job at a farm/ feed lot owned by the family of a good friend.
They were good people. Lot of great memories.
Grew up in the sticks but we seldom had livestock.
When I was 12 my dad bought a couple impregnated sows.
I got to keep a feeder in exchange for taking care of them.
It wasn't long before we had 70 head. (This was before the corporate mega farms)
Looking back at it, I know the reason my dad
went into the venture was to teach me responsibility.
Every day. Rain or shine 100° or 0°..
The good old days for sure.
Have a good one Dwight
One of the biggest things my wife and I have learned from our 10 years of small ranching is this list we came up with. We are both around 60 now but when we got started we discovered that it was WAY TOO EASY to forget to take care of yourself. These simple rules we came up with have saved us from exhaustion, which inevitably leads to mistakes and potential injuries. When you are an hour from the nearest hospital you need to be mindful. So, here's the list.
Rest before you are tired... Once you are already tired you will start screwing things up and may even injure yourself.
Drink before you are thirsty... We live at 7500 foot elevation and our typical humidity is in the teens. Add a hot sun to that mix and you NEED to stay hydrated!
Eat before you are hungry... This is most important if you have a work day planned. Running out of fuel in the middle of a big project is not only inconvenient, but you get weak, less focused, and less coordinated...again possibly leading to injury.
Take at least one day a week off of heavy chores... The body needs to recover and rest is necessary to stay sharp. Staying sharp when working around machinery and livestock is absolutely crucial.
Stay "in the moment" while working... Letting your mind drift away while you are working around critters and machinery is a recipe for problems. Lots of stuff to remember...like making sure gates are locked, water is turned off, etc.
These are the big ones to remember... you can add your own details depending on your circumstances.
Excellent videos. My biggest mistakes was
1. Starting ranch too late. I bought my property at 58. I love the work (usually) but my body certainly talks back.
2. Every building I built turned out to be too small. Whatever size you think you need , double it and it will still be too small.
+1 Written business plan and +1 understanding your production costs. In my case we started with the idea of "don't care what it costs for our own use, assume that if we want 2 of something, but can raise 4 for the same effort, we can sell the additional 2 to break even on everything but labor". This was not so true once we started really tracking production costs. Selling to neighbors and friends is a good way to start, but, don't get caught in the trap of underselling to them because they're friends or family :). On the flipside, don't underestimate the value of barter. I've been able to trade with other local farmers (mostly conventional) for help or goods and the return has been immense. If I can help them on their farms for just a day, I learn a different perspective. I don't have to keep a bull, I can barter to drop a few of my cows off when I need to breed them, usually for some labor. This is the same for equipment. I can offer to small-square a few racks for a friend with a large round baler because he likes having them in the barn when he's calving. I like having small squares, but, in the winter, feeding large rounds is much easier. We trade, and I don't need a large round baler and he doesn't need a small square baler.
I think our biggest mistake so far, has been becoming distracted with multiple potential enterprises while we explore our niche. Rather than focusing on one or two while we learn and grow, we had a little of everything because it was fun. I think that slows down the process of getting to production.
the barter thing worked really well for me, as back in the day I belonged to a horse and pony club, which basically meant the people I knew had money!!. Also, during the Great Depression my uncle said you didn't grow what you couldn't use yourself, barter, or sell for cash. Good advice today.
Practical advice. Put the water troughs outside the pen and let the cattle drink through a 'hole' in the gate.
They’ll still poop in them.
We had trough outside their pen with just a head hole and timber planks covering rest. Yes they still shit in it so we installed a 20x5 inch door at bottom of trough to clean out. Was clean in few minutes
Cattle drinking cups
A small 2” PVC siphon will be a lot quicker and cleaner way to get 90% of that water out...
I am glad I found you. There is much to learn here, even as a hobbiest. I am 68 and after years of wishing and not actin, we have acquired 10 acres of pretty rough land. We have cleared the huisatche and mesquite off the areas we want cleared and are setting up a small bee ranch. It’s just a hobby, but every time I go out and work with the bees or the land I come home rejuvenated. Oh, and the weather, your clothing, your equipment and buildings ... they all take me back to my grandparents’ farms I used to visit as a child in the 1950’s.
I appreciate your hard work and I'm proud to support your farm--and that I am shopping local. I can attest to the fact that your products are far superior to the large commercial growers, even the ones that are offering free range, organic options. It's hard for you, but it makes us all feel better about what we buy. THX
Hi Amy! You should know...you've been with us since the beginning! Thank you so much!
Love this comment!
I’m in woodworking but it would apply to any business. I learned this from my friend years ago and it has helped me a lot because I was pretty disorganized in my younger years. Often it takes a lot of brain power and focus to do certain tasks properly and efficiently. I found if you keep some order in your surroundings and you put things back in the same place every time it takes less energy to find those things (like tools)when you need them. This way you keep your focus on the important details and job at hand and your not wasting brain power on looking for your hammer or whatever. Like my friend said to me one day, “I only have so much room in my head and I don’t want to fill it with unnecessary information that should be processed automatically through organization”
I raised a dozen turkeys last year on pasture. I had pre-sold 5 of them and the rest went into a small freezer(i had them butchered in July) so that I could sell them as I could. I went away for a couple weeks because I am in the Reserves and during that time the power went out for two days after a big storm. The power came back on and my Dad looked in the freezer and they were all still frozen solid, so we left it. A few weeks later there was a pretty bad smell hanging around, upon opening ithe we were greeted by the most godawful stench of death. The freezer never turned back on with the power, eventually thawing out and rotting. Lost all that meat. The ones that I had pre-sold though were apparently the best turkeys my customers ever had though!
My wife and I just bought our first farm less than a year ago, and the mistakes we are making are piling into mountains... But mistake number one, buying animals when we are not ready for them, not having a defined direction of travel yet, we basically have a petting zoo, but we are figuring out what we are doing the hard way.
I regret buying animals before the infrastructure they needed was in place. Now I’m constantly playing catch up with fences, water, etc.
I regret not knowing more about what to look for in my starting out stock. It’s easier to cull an animal before you buy it, but you have to know what to look for.
I also regret each and every time I hesitated or procrastinated when I should have acted and lost an opportunity that may never come again. So, mistakes are inevitable, but you have to get out there and try something in order to know what works and what doesn’t.
Thanks, Pete for sharing your hard earned wisdom. Helps us all in the long run.
Hey Pete! Just like you I'm a fifty-year-old small farm farmer, with one big difference... I'm the wife! My husband has a day job so I definitely appreciate your bits of wisdom. This one may not pertain to you but it might help someone else: 1. Think twice about purchasing goats. 2. If you do not have excellent fencing that would keep in wild bison, do not buy goats. 3. Sheep eat the same thing goats do and are much less hassle. 4. If any doubt, referred to #1.
Thanks for all you do!!! Keep up the good work.
Try goat netting with a 12 joule fence charger. Works pretty good for me.
Lololololololop.... Goats wake up evety morning..... How do i kill myself today!!
Or how many times can i get my head stuck in the fencing...
. or how much of my owners stuff can i destroy.... Or how many DENTS CAN I LEAVE IN THE HOOD OF HIS TRUCK!!--
NEVER BUY GOATS!!!!
After watching Shaun the Sheep, I can see why
LOL. You're 100% right...but I love our goats. I call them the little Houdinis. Oddly, at least for us, the escape artists seem to come in waves. Some years they aren't too bad, other years, the whole lot will NEVER be in the right field.
As my Dad always said to us, Boys in life you're going to make mistakes, just remember to learn from them. A business plan is a good idea but should always include flexibility.
75 yrs of age,grew up on farm and moved on to a profession.I admire your honesty about the worry and hard work with trying to make a profit in small farming.
Taking the time to look around at the beauty is great advice.
being "overanimaled" with freeloaders is the biggest challenge. We've all done it. And God help you if there's another vote or four on the farm on who's getting the axe. Getting over the emotional "investment" in your animals is the toughest mental challenge.
This is where my wife is at right now. I know that our animals purpose is to provide us with food, she has a hard time letting a chicken become our dinner.
I bought a International Harvester tractor cheap 2 years ago, because it needed engine work. I still haven't repaired it. I let some health issues get me down. I ran across your you tube videos last week and they have given the inspiration to get going again. Thank You Very Much !!!
Like you, equipment sizing has been a major issue combined with estimating the amount of covered storage. I love the simplicity of older equipment, but farming technology has moved on and older tractors can't run some of the more modern equipment. Also one must add aging into the equation. Equipment that fits your capability at age 40 often falls short close to 3 decades later (which is where I am). My original equipment still runs just fine, its my body that needs more power assist.
My big mistake has been helping others with their farms and not starting one of my own. I have helped keep machines running, welding stuff, spent my time and my tractor and implements to help others for nothing. I have learned a lot but it’s made me zero money, cost me a lot of money, and my farm hasn’t even started yet. I should be putting my time and effort into building my family farm instead of doing the work for others. I’m going to begin by getting my pasture and hayfields back in healthy conditions while clearing some more land for pasture. That way when I’m ready to get animals going I’m not trying to play catch up on the rest. I really enjoy your videos!!
2poor2farm 13 ,
Highland cattle are really good at improving pastures. Check out @Swedish Homestead .
Mistakes on my 10-acre property in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia; Not buying into Dexter Cattle when I wanted to over 20 years ago. We (now I) could have had the setup, instead our first cattle were Friesian (dairy) steers, when it came time to sell the stock agent tried hard to get us our money back, fortunately it was not as big a loss as we thought it might be, but it certainly was not a profit! Then we went onto Hereford steers, raising them up and selling them on at market with cartage fees and stock agent fees.
Looking into Dexter's back then with an association and membership to have regular support and a turnover of bulls, we could have set up fencing properly with inside paddocks for when the neighbours have bulls on adjoining fencing, or we had bulls on our land.
Now this is what I am facing 22 years later with my little herd of 5 (the newest being just a month old).
I thought my paddock fencing was done, but the internal fencing is about to be done.
The past 22 years has really been spent restoring a 130-year-old cottage, back then the living conditions trumped the outside environment on focus and spending, a mixture of both would have been beneficial now.
I certainly agree with you Pete about overspending, a new tractor is good, but my recently acquired Leyland 154 tractor is really all I would need, not the $24,000 John Deere I priced a few years ago.
Keep making your clips, they are informative and entertaining.
I now work on a 30 year plan that I tend to revise daily. The plan changes, seldom does the goal change.
Just came across your channel.
Thanks for your excellent work.
You've done an amazing job creating a comprehensive, rigorous, and definitive guide to small sustainable grass-fed livestock farming.
But the most important part is your sharing the heart, the love, the culture that is farming.
I was in school in the early 80s when waves of family farms were "failing" (financially).
My right wing roommate coldly said "If they can't compete in the free market, they shouldn't be farming. "
While I thought to myself "Farming is the very foundation of civilization. If a farmer can't support their family farming, we are all in trouble. "
this is not a political forum but ok. i lived thru that and had it affect very close friends & relatives. to make it political is not helpful. but the roommate said a univeral truth. and you followed with a truth. you handily left out the economic crisis of those days tho. we also went thru a dust bowl, and the gov created ccc, and bailed out farmers on several occasions. but at least now we're seeing more self sustainable farming coming back. its nice. and they're alot smarter(as to biz sense) i think. jm2c
Golden points of advice. I was "lucky" enough to have two mentors. That was good to start, but realized after a couple of years that I could do better doing a lot of things differently.
So blessed we are in the information age? Neither of my mentors even own a computer and can't spell www. Today, I use a thousand mentors. And believe me when I say to beginners: these are golden points of advice.
I have learned so much from Pete in the few short weeks that I have found his channel here on youtube. I aspire to have a homestead or small farm someday. What a great operation he has.
I learned through the school of hard knocks that another’s opinion of me is more about them than it is me. Also I learned that minding my own business is a full time job, and that keeps me from minding other peoples business! Love to you and your family, Pete!!
Hi Pete, spent my life as an accountant in multi national companies & the second half of my career managing two major banks. Loved my career, however since retirement have watched & grown a love for the land. You cannot believe how much joy & satisfaction you bring to someone that although grateful for my life, dreams of life on the land. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
I have a vast knowledge about farming . if u have a problem . . . I might be able to help . . . . now . . . before I ran into the two of u on RUclips I had zero knowledge about farming . now I have a bunch. U two are the greatest. Thanks
I love listening to this guy he is brilliant,loads of common sense ,really interesting.
Pete, I'm not a farmer, but I enjoy watching you explain things.
Hello from Bavaria near Germany. I want to get rid of the fact that I already follow many farmer channels and you are really the most down-to-earth. without self-expression and advertising channel. I also have a small 56-acre farm with 17 dexters, 25 deer, chickens and turkeys. Everything is ecological and besides my small company with employees. practically as a hobby and for the mental balance. I can teach a lot about you. But also see smaller things in your mind that take time. No matter you make your thing stand out. you can be proud. Stay as you are and bite above all healthy.
Every video is a joy, thank you.
Love to watch your videos! So many good memories.
I love your videos and have told many others about your utube site. What you are doing for others is wonderful.
Back when I had a dream of going from 18 sows to growing to 40 sows when I was in my 20’s, I went to my farm creditor with hopes in obtaining a loan.
His words I’ll never forget and they hold true to this day......He said “steady as you grow, you’re not there yet” I didn’t get the loan
Very good advice for any kind of business. Thank YOU Pete!
My wife and I are food plot farmers I guess you can say , we work 1 acre of land , we made a lot of mistakes with equipment at first , mistake #1 was to small of food plots for what we expected in crops.
Mistake #2 was buying a 26" walk behind tiller because it was harder to work for the size of the food plots .
Mistake #3 buy the wrong tractor to do the work with ,
Now we have the right tractors and equipment for the tractor and now we are 15 years into it and just started turning a profit from it , now we have three tractors and one with a loader on it
We have plows tillers coltavator and a seed planter , the tractors are small but enough for our little plot of land.
Don’t put your water troughs by your gate openings. Bad idea on my part. I did it for ease of access now I have mud pits at the heavy use areas. Live and learn. Thanks for the great info!
Mistakes I made is over estimating what I can do. I 68 years old and my mind think I'm a 16 year old. I'll start something and have to get help to finish it.
Being in a similar position as you moving from a well paid office job to farming (mainly vegetables), I can say that a lot of your advice is absolutely right. Great video once again.
Right on man! Thanks for the humility! Great lessons!
Hello from the upstate of South Carolina! Love your videos!
You are easy to listen to. Thanks
Mistake 1. Not having this video to watch and learn from 27 yrs ago. Lol. Mistake two, over producing beyond my maintenance capabilities. If you can't keep up on watering and weeds better, reduce your initial operational size to fit what your able to manage.
Yes pete and its a great thing that you agreed your mistakes and sharing us its a really great thing,thank you so much.
Thank you for the videos. It brings back great memories of my uncle’s farm. If only my wife would get excited to farm!
One thing you could do is design you barns to be cleaned with a tractor instead of by hand. My uncle did that in his barns and it saved a ton of time.
Even though I'm not a farmer, I enjoy learning and watching your videos
My chicken coop was two small twice
Great advice, as always. I'm not a market producer but your videos are still relevant and enjoyable.
I just found your site and love it. You are easy to listen to, and have tons of useful information.
Another gr8 video Pete. You're quickly becoming my favourite you tuber! Greetings from the Emerald Isle.
After a friend of mine told me about you and here on RUclips I just want to say thank you there are alot of questions we have had on our small farm that you have addressed now when im eating my lunch I find myself watching your videos thanks again
You're right. Too many farms know their overall profit/loss, but cannot determine where in the operation those profits or losses happened.
Great advice!! First off, I can't express how crucial the layout is of the farm. That's been ours. We built the barn first just to have a place a put our things. This has been cumbersome when it comes to planning for livestock. The second mistake I (personally) have made is not having a business plan. That will be one of my fall/winter projects.
I’ve learned that usually I don’t start making mistakes until I get up for the day. I’m really enjoying your video’s. I own a carpet cleaning company and I’m looking at retiring and moving to MO. A small hobby farm 20-30 acres and your video’s are extremely helpful.
THE FIRST WINTER CAN KILL EVERYTHING.
Plan on your clothing, equipment storage, movement between the buildings, snow removal and disposal. When I first started on the farm it was a pain to go to the barn when there was 2 foot of snow. Later we would run to the truck and drive it into the barn, there was no need for heavy clothing. We also worked on vehicles in a very old garage. We had a salamander but if it was windy you froze. The next spring we ordered a 25x25 garage kit and built it in the old garage. Now we could paint any time. Grapes have certain times when you need a lot of people at once. We fixed that too. We took a sample of our grapes to a local winery. The first taste and the winery said they would buy our grapes. He called us later and said that we had the best grapes he has tasted in a long time. They were 1969 Concord. He made us a better deal by providing a trimmer, and the men and equipment to pick the grapes. Plan on expanding, but don't do it right away right away with expensive equipment.
Hi Pete, thanks so much for the videos. I'm under contract for a 32 acre farm/ranch, my first such venture since being an EE, and it's SO helpful to see your journey.
I'm clearing up my land for my farm, thanks for the video.
Love your chanel. I like the step by step description of your topics. Good advice too. Thank you.
My regret is putting in t - post and using cattle pannles for gates ...it works but I have no brace for the t-post on the corners posts ! So far its all good but I need padicks too !
Love your content brother! Keep it coming
Found you only recently. Had a small farm in SW Oregon. Sure wish I had a business plan. Now, someone else has that farm. Pete, thanks for sharing your wisdom!
Not a farmer but I’m sure glad that you were willing to be vulnerable and transparent with your viewers. I appreciate you being real with your audience. I enjoy watching your videos both as an educational aspect as well as entertainment value. Have a merry Christmas!
This is at least the 20th video I have watched of yours. They all seem to have some sage advice but this one is chalked full. Thanks Pete I truly enjoy your videos.
I’m encouraged to see I’m not the only one whose made these mistakes. Many of yours I’ve done myself.
fantastic ,love vidoes and demestrating work and mistakes but also knowing you are learning and getting better as we all win together with your videos, would love to tell my horror stories of trying to operate small farm but no one ever wanted to truly listen or help and on top of that all they want to do is tell me what im doing wrong and how i should be doing things better with money i dont have aahhhh ,can be very depressing but i do things in life because i deeply enjoy them so ive learned to be more chosy in my freinds and keep family father away has worked better for me to stay happier doing what i love!
I'm researching starting a small farm as a retirement plan. I really appreciate the information and sharing your secrets. Understandable many farmers don't share these tidbits. Thanks you hugely helpful.
Small Farming in the Great White North has taught me to ensure I have got great drainage. Ice build up in the pens and walkways is a serious OHS issue. So, you made me laugh when you emptied the cattle trough! Keep up the great work, love your video's.
Hey man your awesome I'm trying to start my own few acre farm and your videos are very helpful !👍🏻👍🏻
Excellent work, having a farm has to be a calling and not just a business.
I love your videos. The rebuilding of your home was very good. Keep them coming.
Great stuff, thanks very much for putting this together. I'm working towards buying a small farm with some smallholding experience behind me, so this guide is very helpful. I've no doubt I'll be watching it more than once!
Yes, I learned that under-valuing product lesson early on in our pastured broilers endeavor. A lady who was a good customer thanked me for my "ministry". I get that application, but it set me to thinking, wait a minute, I'm doing this to make money, too. Jarred me a little to be honest, but I raised my prices accordingly and have never taken them down, but incrementally up through the years, Thanks for these vids! I just found you in time for my sustainable ag class I teach at a local community college. Perfect timing for the marketing vid!
Thank you for your channel Pete, just found you.
Mistakes? Undervaluing my products and time. Procrastination on new ventures.
I’ve never lived or worked on a farm, but l enjoy Pete’s videos. They are entertaining and educational.
I’m working hard on making mistakes, so can tell you later how big my goof ups are. But here’s the first one - starting a cabin on piers on clay soil. Yes, 2-4 feet of clay over shale. After a couple of rains, the floor framing racked. It had to be torn down. So we started over and did it the way my sister (the designer) initially told me it should be done, i.e. knee walls on concrete footers. Lesson: don’t be stubbornly cheap, because it will cost more in money and time sooner than you think.
Thanks for making these videos! My family and I appreciate the info!
You're welcome Silas!
New to creating a homestead , my whole place is full of " mistakes". Wish I had placed barn with better access to it, or easier way to move manure besides pulling it in a sled, , easier loading of pigs, .......and the list goes on. I adapt, I learn, and I grow every day from working on the homestead, even after 12 years. Thank you for all your hard work and these great videos!
Hi m paul, I often have to remind myself that no farm is perfect and we shouldn't feel bad about that. That's why I try to be open about our farm's faults too.
You have beautiful farm and wonderful family 😊, go on with smart videos mister Pete.
Love your videos VERY HELPFUL hope to meet you this summer at farmers market
I'm sure enjoying your videos. You're honest and very informative. I'm in SC, 62 and thinking about a few chickens/ducks in the future. We have one duck (lost the other one to something) and she's just started laying eggs.
This applies to any type of business. I own 2 small blessing and could apply everything you said to what i do. I am fresh in business and needed this. Thank you.
What a great farm and great family. You are a great inspiration for all want to be farmers.
For years I told myself I could never farm for years because I thought it was something you had to be born into. You’ve inspired my wife and I to take this leap!
Great advice and channel.. I’m always trying to better things and save time, money, and my back so I get ideas.. like building a small ramp for your feed wagon to sit on so your storage wagon can be pulled beside it to fill it.. keep up the good work
Thanks for your videos, they are great and very similar to the things we are doing on our small farm. One of my favorite mistakes was when preparing an area for our piglets adjacent to our cow pasture, I bought cattle panels thinking it would keep the cows from bothering the piglets. What I didn’t think about was the size of the holes in the cattle panels vs hog panels. The first piglet we put in there immediately wiggled through the cattle panels and made it 1/4 mile from the barn before my wife tackled it. Luckily a single strand of electric remedied the issue.
Thanks for all your work and sharing with us. I wish I would have bought more land. I have only 15 acres and just 3 brood cows. I did have 5 brood cows last year but with the drought my pasture couldn't keep up. So I culled 2.
Awesome channel. I bought a farm in South Africa early this year and I am starting to develop it slowly, but it's doing to take time. I am still working a normal job, but the plan is to transition over to farming completely in about 5 years.
I am getting some really good tips from this channel.
I can’t articulate enough how helpful you are right now I my decisions. Thank you so much Pete!
Really enjoying/learning from your videos. Thank you for sharing with us.
You're welcome Chris! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing your experiences.👏👍
Thank you for this video. Extremely helpful to us folks just starting out.
This is valuable information. I'm not quite retired from the Army yet but, I do hope to farm full-time as soon as I get out. The business advice you offer as well as "The Shepardess" channel will definitely come into play. No offense to the other farm channels but, you offer the most useful advice.
Well, sir, your channel sure is not a mistake! Very good, practical and, well, fun too. Thank you sir.
Great tips. Thanks for the good info.
Great content Pete👍👍👍👍
I found this channel because we are looking to move and start a herd of Dexter cows. I am staying because of the diverse content. Blessings !!!
A big mistake of mine was taking on a half dozen or so Jersey bull calves that were given to me for free. They ate me out of house and home and I pretty much gave them away at the sale barn. I had sucker written on my forehead in the beginning :) Hard lesson learned.
You are on target with the business plan also not thinking bigger we are on a small farm .I am 51 now and want to do more was thinking about renting ground so i can get a full time operation going ,Alot of planing .thanx for the videos .P.S. we are in Westtown orange county N.Y.
Very good advice,,,enjoyed listening,,and watching,,
Dang good advice. Thank You, Sir. Well said.