Market Farming

["Jack Lane" <jacklane AT mstar2.net>]

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    Here in Kentucky forage doesn't grow in the winter. we have to start feeding in November and that continues until April. Believe me  I wish they could graze year round.

    But, you do need to be careful when you start getting your heart set on lots of Heavy iron that sits in the barn lot for most of the year. Most people don't realize that for operations that handle less than 100 head you might be better off investing in storage facilities and buying your winter feed. The dynamics definitely change if you have a lot of land and have an outlet to sell your forage. Or if you are interested in producing certified organic beef.

 

To see if it makes sense to buy your own harvesting equipment you need to put pen to paper and do the math.

 

Jack Lane

Kelley Farms

Lexington, KY 

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Wendt
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 11:46 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Farm Equipment

    Congratulations on your purchase of a farm!  I have a question though:  Why do you "need" to bale hay?  It is expensive and it takes resoureces off of your property that are hard to get back (i.e. it takes money).  Why don't you graze  (grazing as in Managment intensive Grazing) your hay fields and keep your resources on your property?

Good luck,

Andy

----- Original Message -----

From: Jay Atkerson

To: Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 9:35 PM

Subject: [Market-farming] Farm Equipment

Well, it looks like I'll be moving to Kentucky, to a new farm.  I'll be
thrilled to get back to farming, but I'll still shoe on the side. 
Anyway, question is we need to find a loan for financing farm equipment.
What do y'all recommend?? This farm is 68 acres & we have someone who'll
bale hay for us until we get settled. But in the meantime we still need
a tractor!!  Where to start??
 
Liz Pike
Danbury NC (soon to be Dawson Springs, KY)






One of the better places in western Kentucky to buy farm equipment in
Mitchells' in Central City, KY.

I have found tractor parts for 50% of local prices, making it practical
for me to make the one and one-half hour drive to Central City from
where I live (Franklin, KY).  Equipment appears to be less than most
places I've seen.

Jay

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