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Welcome to /r/Farming - Home of 'FARM TRUCK TUESDAY' and ' FARM DOG FRIDAY'

Any news about Farming, Food Production, Agriculture, Land Use, etc.

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Multispectral Imaging: Is it worth it?

Hi, I have a farm in the Central Valley and have been looking into some multispectral imaging equipment. Theres drones I see and some like parrot or Micasense rededge. Anyone have experience with these and any recommendations? And if so how has it helped you.

3 Comments
2024/11/02
03:39 UTC

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Are there farmers who actually live comfortably off the farm?

I feel like anyone who wants to grow has other sources of income to subsidize the farm. If I didn’t have a job I would’ve starved this year. If your land is owned free and clear then yes you’ve got $2-300 an acre to play with but still

28 Comments
2024/11/02
02:38 UTC

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Finally getting to do some tillage

After a hectic 6 weeks of harvest nice to relax a little bit and get to do some tillage. I am excited for a winter break and to see my family again.

0 Comments
2024/11/01
21:47 UTC

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What’s the most unusual/niche type of farming that you know of?

I’ve recently discovered cork farming - so cool!

76 Comments
2024/11/01
19:35 UTC

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Current Land Lease Price in Your Area

It would be nice to see the diferences in other places, no need do dox ourselves, just say the country if you like:

Brazil

1 Hectare in USD today: 17k

Lease for 1 year for 1 Hectare in USD today: 320

So, almost 2% from the land value.

Crops: Soybeans and Corn (2 harvests)

I'm talking about lands that already produce.

16 Comments
2024/11/01
18:23 UTC

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CB or Walkie Talkie

The tractor cb broke last night and debating to invest in another, get walkie talkies or just use our phones. Any recommendations would be great!

31 Comments
2024/11/01
17:43 UTC

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Olive or jojoba?

3 Comments
2024/11/01
16:00 UTC

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Hello, did you just inherit land or thinking of farming?

Check with you local ag exention office on what to do. Internet strangers will know close to nothing about where you live, what soil you have, your market, the weather and all the other little variables you need to know before you start your venture.

Good luck!

3 Comments
2024/11/01
14:12 UTC

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COMMENTARY: Why Is Canada Falling Behind In Agriculture And Food Production?

2 Comments
2024/11/01
14:01 UTC

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Official name?

If I was to phone a parts dealer, what exactly would I name this to see if they have replacement?

44 Comments
2024/11/01
12:49 UTC

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Income out of lavender

I have a question. I've inherited about 3 acres of land and I am thinking what to do with it. Now I am thinking of growing lavender. Are there any people who grow lavender for a living? If so, what do you sell, the oil or dried flowers?

Thank you.

3 Comments
2024/11/01
11:47 UTC

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Foxnuts from India

Hey there community members. Glad to join this wonderful subreddit. I'd like to introduce myself as a foxnut (makhana) farmer from Bihar, India, managing a 10-acre farm dedicated to high-quality, sustainable foxnut production.

Looking forward to connecting and learning from fellow redditors on this forum.

3 Comments
2024/11/01
10:56 UTC

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I’m now addicted to growing sorghum and it was all because of corn.

Thanks to corn, I now love and treasure sorghum. Because of an accident.

Last spring I grew corn as an experiment, in my small suburban backyard. Large enough to fit a horse and a pool in, and a couple heavy lawn mowers. I wanted to see if store bought corn kernels from a bag would sprout, because we all love gardening.

After I got a small batch started, I threw the extra in the cracks as bird food. Big mistake.

A couple days later, the batch sprouted and the cracks started having little green sprouts. As time went on, it got to where it was large enough to be transplanted, and I counted at least 100 and I gave 50 to each of my 2 closest friends (so each one got 50 little sprouts). Eventually, they had to be moved to a new location, but the ones in the cracks required a shovel and 2 hours of manual labor to extract each of the 5 of them (I could’ve sworn I saw one UNDER. THE. STONES THAT WAS NEAR FULL GROWN) and I successfully moved them all to another spot.

Weeks go by, and I see that there’s 2 different things I’m looking at: a clover head top and a long and tall average corn looking thing. I had known that male and female varieties existed, but I wasn’t sure if it was that big of a difference. So, I pulled out a plant app I had (forgot the name but it was amazing) and it was like “it’s sorghum”.

Later on, I did my extensive research and it was like “sorghum is better than corn, corn’s lame” and then I harvested my corn (though it was a bit too early than I had thought it were), and my sorghum were just behind it, and I pulled a lot of them, and it was amazing. Got like maybe 3-4 handfuls of bushels of sorghum after I cut them down, and I made syrup even though I added too much water (everything but the water was PERFECT).

I later learned that sorghum grows back every month, both by personal experience and from online, while corn generally does not.

This experience has taught me that sorghum is the crop I will always rely on, and if anyone touches it I will hurt them. Whenever I move into my first place, I’m making sure my bedroom walls are lined with bottles filled with growing sorghum (I’ve seen how you can do the same with large/tall water bottles with corn), and I got a large bushel head on one of them the other day, and I’m going to save those for growing and just let the other ones fully mature so I can save them for protein cuz apparently they have a lot of protein.

I don’t do zones, but I’m in the south, so we grow pretty much everything down here. We have a cold front coming along soon, so I’m not worried about them too much, because I know that they probably are the most OP plants ever, I can tell from how the roots are so buried in the ground that not even the Hulk is getting those things out on his own.

So needless to say, I’m in love with sorghum, and I will always vouch for sorghum, and sorghum is the most beautiful plant I’ve ever seen, roses be damned. The kernels are so fun to handpick, and if I ever get a field of my own I’m going to take great joy in handpicking each and every single kernel out of them and have the best time of my life.

Thank you all the farmers who have to struggle with growing crops for us.

Let me know if you have any pointers and/or would like to share in the excitement and enjoyment of the magnificent sorghum.

EDIT: yes I know English.

EDIT2: apologies for saying bushels, I thought bushels meant harvesting plants that had rounded tops, so thank you for clarifying, whoever said it. I meant HANDFULS, ya know, when you cut down some weeds, that’s what I mean.

EDIT3: the cracks mentioned were the cracks in my backyard cobblestone path. Birds like to eat whatever they can find in between the cracks, so yeah.

EDIT4: I failed at the syrup consistency but the color, taste, and sorghum stalks were completely devoid of sugar by the time I realized I added too much water.

EDIT5: I’ll be making a YouTube video tomorrow about how I did it, and I’ll post it here.

42 Comments
2024/11/01
03:49 UTC

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Clay County WV inherited land

Hi Guys,

I inherited a little under 500 acres or so in Clay County WV recently. I live in Ohio and know nothing of farming.

I'm pro-farming however, and so I have a possibly stupid question: should I be looking at leasing such land out, like on an agricultural lease or somesuch?

The land isn't flat (it's in Central West Virginia). I don't know how much that might limit options or not.

Just not sure where to begin.

Thanks!

5 Comments
2024/11/01
02:48 UTC

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Layer feed

Anyone willing to share their layer hen feed mix?

0 Comments
2024/11/01
01:32 UTC

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Aspiring New Farmer Funding Questions

I’m located in Illinois and looking to start a cucumber farm. I’ve done some research and it looks like farming with just my family that’s the crop that’ll give me the most bang for my buck. I have a couple spreadsheets set up looking at potential farm profitability and also my finances in general. I have a pretty low income at the moment, and a rough credit score, but am hoping to get a loan to start a family farm. I’ve talked with a few lenders with no real progress yet but no “What the hell are you thinking” either. Any advice for where to look for investors/loans? I know the USDA has pretty decent loan options for first time farmers so mostly asking for advice in that process or ideas for other lenders/investors. Thanks!

6 Comments
2024/11/01
00:00 UTC

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Saw this at kroger today.

2 thoughts.

  1. I have about 10s of thousands of dollars of 'hay' bales at those prices.
  2. It's not hay.
91 Comments
2024/10/31
23:47 UTC

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Hs anyone registered their LLC with FinCEN?

BOI registration required by Feds for farmers. I've got a couple of LLC (partnerships with my wife), do I need to register them? Have any of you USA farmers done this?

9 Comments
2024/10/31
22:14 UTC

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How to mount the suitcase weights on NH L230

I can't seem to reach the inside of the bolt hole on the back.

9 Comments
2024/10/31
22:05 UTC

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How do you prepare your land and animals for the weather as we are coming into the colder months of the year?

I would love to here different tips and ideas to help prepare

8 Comments
2024/10/31
18:16 UTC

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