Does anyone know of any subreddits, like this one, but dedicated to wooden barn-building and/or barn construction? I thought for sure there’d be a few on here, but the closest I can find is a barndominium sub, and I’m not interested in those at all.

Asking because my spouse is considering a change of profession. We live in a big ag region and he has experience running a small owner operator business. Any type of contractor besides straight up field worker or tractor driver that you find yourself needing, or wishing for a better one? Physical, consulting, construction, rentals, seasonal, products/consumables, data: what do you need? Excluding fieldworker and driver bc of some medical issues.

A few farmers in my area experienced 40% loss to vowels and mice last season. If you guys have been doing this with fairly good success. It flushes the mice out and hundreds of crows and a few coyotes come and devour them.

I'm applying for an FSA loan and I need a plan to raise 24,000 per year on 160 acres. Would there be anyone will to help me? I will pay.

-Tom

Best show on the tv.

Recently built a dry shed for storing cattle. I roll a straw ball for bedding twice a week for them. I was looking at straw blowers for bedding and wondering do they damage cows eyes or can I blow l on top of them or do I have to move the cattle away to blow into the shed.

Need some advice- so I’m approaching my mid 20’s and I’m thinking about what I wanna do with my life.- a bit late yes I know but I didn’t have much of a childhood and have spent my whole life in fight or flight. Anyways I wanna be a farmer. I want to live and work on my own farm-

But reality is reminding me that’s basically impossible. For reference, I’m a care leaver with a chronic illness I’m awaiting surgery for and then Planning to work on getting under control. I know nothing about farming besides me briefly nannying for a family that owned a castle and farming land in Scotland (can’t be too specific as they are quite well known) i spent most of my free time on the farm there and became quite fascinated. The family make their money a few ways besides the castle being a listed building and their horses it is also an active farm so I got quite stuck into farming duties and the main farmer mentioned I’d be quite good as I had taken an interest and the animals had taken a liking to me. They said it was something I should pursue. But they are a very wealthy family and I can’t imagine the cost that goes into farming. Where would someone like me get that kind of money from. Is it possible to start something like that from scratch

Anyways it’s been on my mind ever since and I’m considering going to uni and studying farming etc. But I don’t come from a wealthy background or an experienced one. I’m planning to volunteer at local farms in the meantime to help gain experience

But what is the likely hood of me achieving my dream? Financially, logistically?

I’m scared about putting my all into something for it to be all for nothing.

And yes- I’m aware farmers don’t live wealthy or flashy lifestyles. It’s not about that for me. I also know that farming is in a bit of an issue within the uk right now

Besides my age which some would call young despite how old I feel, I’ve lived an unusual life and had to grow up faster than I should have. so this isn’t me being young and naive, im just curious if it’s possible and how I should go about it

My property boarders a small farm, they have about 6 heads of cattle. They are out in the field 24/7, is that normal? It's in the 20s with snow in the ground. They don't ever take them in the barn no matter what the weather is. I know they are not pets, just feel bad for them.

I buy potatoes at the grocery store and store them on the top shelf, in the dark, in the pantry and they always seem to go bad within a couple weeks, before I can cook them all. My grandfather used to grow, harvest, and store them until next season and they never went bad. Are they that old when I buy them or am I doing something wrong?

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a hydroponics tower. I recently started hydroponics and I actually am really interested in making money with it, but cureently I have a very small setup, I'd love to have one I can actually grow a significant amount of crops in. So if anyone has any recommendations I'd appreciate it, my budget is (idealy) 300 but I can go to 500 if it's REALLY above and beyond.

Can I store cured potatoes in milk crates on these plastic shelves I already own or would it be best to buy wire shelves for better air flow

Hello folks! The title does say a bit but let me give you some context. I'm really looking for advice from someone that has already done something like this, as I am sure there are such people.

I myself a 28M software engineer. I have, of course, a lot of different hobbies and passions besides this and to be frank, I have become sick of it.

I've always been into farming, agriculture and tourism, half of my life was spent growing up in a.. let's call it a "homestead" for the American audience - a classical European village, where agricultural and a tight-knit community used to be the norm of the village. In the current day and age, the countryside regions in South-Eastern Europe are unbelievably cheap, I've bought 2 houses in the past year (each for 3k $), coming with 2 decares of land each, ( 1 acre = 4 decares ) and I've also inherited 22 decares of farmland, consisting of "black soil" or "chernozem", in a traditionally viticulture and orchard region.

I've thought many times of niche farming, utilizing all this land and making a living out of it, as I truly love it and have been discouraged to do so all the time, with the arguments that you just can't make a living out of it (stick to Tech, you're already living very well).

To give you certain ideas:

1. Boutique microwinery + agritourism, focusing on hyper-local varieties.

2. Niche crops that grow well in the region (figs, specific varieties of almonds, hazelnuts, chestnuts) or experimenting with new crops that now grow in well, due to the climate changing (pomegranates, kiwis) for example. Yes, there definitely is a market for all. Also saffron, as the climate is very suitable for it.

3. Cashmere goats for cashmere. There are barely any farms of sorts in the country, while demand is quite high across Europe in general.

You get the idea. I have done all of this, entirely on a family scale, of course. We used to have a few acres of vineyard, make wine, we have orchards and take care of them, I've taken care of goats, sheep and other animals and I simply love it.

Am I foolish to believe that you could make a good living out of such endeavors and when I say that, I compare it to what Tech has given me so far (in terms of finances and freedom), as well as what it can scale up to. I highly appreciate your input!

Hello everybody,
I am looking for a job more on farming or construction or any blue collar job or any job tbh. Hey white collar is also accepted if I can qualify for it.

Let me give you a background about myself. I am from the Philippines, born and raised. I got my Bachelor's degree in finance in Hawaii about 2 years ago. Went back to the Philippines and then got an office job. Now I feel like this isnt the right move for me. The job pays well and enough for me since Im single and dont have a lot of things to spend on but I am just not happy with just facing the computer all day and not talking to any people outside the company. I have tried a lot of blue collar job when i was in college and i enjoyed them the most.

Looking for advice on how to get a job in the US or advice on how to get started. Or anyone with the same situation as I am that got through it and got a job and sponsor. All advice is welcome. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone, just genuinely curious why this is the case. Is it because of the high cost of buying a drone? The technical complexity in operating one? Why aren't there companies operating precision ag as a service in developing countries? Seems to me like there is huge room for improvement, I just saw this statistic that said malaysia uses 2000kg/ha of fertilizer while the U.S. uses 100

Run a small herd of 100 mommas. Never had a hoof problem like this. How/what to treat would ya recommend?

I wondered if any of you have experience moving hay squares with a gravity conveyor? Do they work? Recommendations? I need one maybe 6ft long.

I’m watching “Tudor Monastery Farm” and they built a wattle fence to contain their pigs.

Our pigs will run through a hot wire, so I’m having trouble conceiving it working. Does a wattle really contain a pig? (Honestly curious. Not looking to make one.)

Hello, British Redditor here. :) I'm seeing food in supermarkets that's labelled as wild farmed. What the heck does this mean?

The best description I could find seemed indistinguishable from organic farming. Is this a way of saying "organic" without having to pay to be certified organic? I asked Google but Google just kept telling me about wild crafting, which is not the same word.

I'm from London, which isn't exactly a farming hotspot. I didn't know who to ask so I'm here. TIA for any help. :)