kzitem.info/news/bejne/y6Gr1pelk5RnlJw Folks, I'm gonna share this link along with this video because so many folks don't seem to understand how this farm has a diversified income...not just growing another crop...here's how I earn my living...the cattle part is just a spoke in this business wheel...you've gotta understand that I do things differently, this is how I've built the farm
@fudgelfarmandacres
6 ай бұрын
I love the ideas you share. We're not going to do things the same as you but you've demonstrated some good strategies and methodologies that can really help in different areas. I'm not sure where the "advisors" get the totality of their information or their moral authority to dictate where and how you move. Screw 'em Josh. We'll be here to see how you're doing.
@marktelin7259
6 ай бұрын
I love how the cows waited til you took the netting off. Then it was game on. Love ❤ the videos😊
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
lol...they've been fussed at a few times for trying to eat it before I can get it unwrapped...amazing how they learn and follow my lead sometimes
@c.5376
6 ай бұрын
@StoneyRidgeFarmer great work. Most people just clean the nets once a year and its gross.
@andrewgraeme8429
6 ай бұрын
Here in Scotland, I see many farmers struggling because they are stuck in outdated models - selling mainstream produce to wholesalers and/or supermarket chains. The answer is vertical integration - in particular, selling to the public directly. Eggs, beef, lamb and pork do very well when sold direct. Another way to get away from conventional farming is to grow things that nobody else has - one couple I know are doing lavender, others are growing exotic vegetables and selling to specialty shops and restaurants. We grow and sell wild mushrooms and will move to minority-taste vegetables for Chinese and Indian restaurants next year (if I can find the time this year for prepping the land!)
@c.5376
6 ай бұрын
Exactly my farming model.
@dougdavis4439
6 ай бұрын
Good to see the sale was good to you Josh! Wooooo!
@PetersonFarmsofNashvillePFON
6 ай бұрын
Impressive ! A passion for what you do and Hard-work pays off $$ Thanks for sharing 👍
@rogerfuhr8067
6 ай бұрын
You made the right move reducing the size of your herd. 30-32 head is more sustainable for the pasture you have available. Just keep building up your pastures.
@lovelylisawarriorqueen7923
6 ай бұрын
Amazing, all your planning and dedication is paying off.
@johnberryhill9333
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing the info. I can see you’re excited. One thing most ppl miss in any operation is the difference between GROSS profit and NET profit. If I was hearing correctly, you were talking about GP.
@bongespiritu2373
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Josh for being transparent, I do learn a lot from your experience. I'm on the early stage of cow and calf operation
@d.l.f.7794
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this information!
@scanadaze
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information. Have an amazing day. Take care.
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
Thank you too
@scanadaze
6 ай бұрын
@StoneyRidgeFarmer Your so welcome.
@dwelch4321
6 ай бұрын
That’s awesome! Really got me focused on starting a cattle farm. America needs more of them and also setup to butcher for local sales.
@cherokeechyld8444
6 ай бұрын
Josh, I have been watching your videos for a few years now and often wondered if you were turning the corner on making a profit. With the new grand workshop building costs, operating expenses and newly purchased equipment. It was awesome actually having the figures shared with us today. I understand mortgages, of course and short term loans on major equipment purchases; but you seemed to have got on the other side of operating costs of building a profitable farming enterprise and proving it can be accomplished the way Creator intended. Many blessings.
@mourbonaventure7475
6 ай бұрын
Great video, I appreciate you sharing these numbers!
@25Soupy
6 ай бұрын
Well done Josh, that's for sharing such important info! You are a working cattle farm for profit not a petting zoo.
@daniellesduckheadhomestead3127
6 ай бұрын
Keep up the hard work Josh. You are doing an amazing job.
@bullpuppy689
6 ай бұрын
need to get with local extention service get your soil tested see if it needs ag lime or maybe potash...that sage grass is a sign it needs a bit
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
yep....I've got a soil test....however...I'm trying something a little different here. The Ph of everything that comes out of a cow is nearly neutral.....wouldn't it make sense that this would reduce the acidity over time? Testing this theory on some pastures, liming some others
@tireddad6541
6 ай бұрын
@StoneyRidgeFarmer Just wondering, would running the chickens improve a lot of that? I saw a presentation from a professor in Australia and she was strong that what you need is available minerals, and the application of lime or potash can hurt. Biology provides the needed minerals. Maybe you have to do a no-till of some cover crop mixes, but my bet is you have done a lot more study than most viewers.
@ziggy8036
6 ай бұрын
Good money! can't wait to do this myself!
@elitesless1539
6 ай бұрын
Dude, I’m so happy for you. The work your putting in is actually priceless when you think about what your doing for your land so every penny was earned. I think it might be useful to figure out how the cows are being appraised. Why one might be worth more then the other.
@OGPLife
6 ай бұрын
Amen, bro. I’ve watched you work through “the hard things” and you still keep moving forward/ahead. I’ve also watched you “grow and learn”. Keep turning your nose to the grindstone.
@bobsamchuck
6 ай бұрын
thanks Josh for sharing
@deltonwatts9726
6 ай бұрын
Great Information...thanks for sharing.
@johncoleman8793
6 ай бұрын
Excellent video, thanks.
@barry.monday
6 ай бұрын
You won’t make that every year. The market has been very good the past couple years.
@georgefarning69
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info. Good luck and prosperity
@paulreinmund2038
5 ай бұрын
Josh is spot on - soil quality and health of the land is everything. It's also why most of the food in the US is so bad. It's mostly made by chemicals.
@kailesancez
6 ай бұрын
This is so wild. I was just thing about doing some research on raising cattle on the land we are trying to buy this coming year. well maybe by end of year. Depending on the situation of the country. People are telling us to do the purchase now. But we are worried about getting into a mortgage upside down. But I digress. I was thinking about learning more about raising cattle and if it worth it or not. Then your video popped up. I wonder if this is a here's your sign moment. lol
@ClickinChicken
6 ай бұрын
really happy for you! I was playing a hunch with that previous video comment. Do you get a different rate/price b/c they are on your place with your measures? Glad you got a hunk of change, and the summer season, rains, temps, humidity's, sun, work out to your favor! I'd be best off fishing every day! ha! You can actually vegetable garden here. Lots of Ranchers about here! The Governor is escared of them. With his 'Cows and Rocks' comment. That was shocking to me, I took the time, and looked it up. Wooooo! 🔴⚪🔵 that's my latest thing! ha
@RidgeLife
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great info Josh!
@johndeere0930
6 ай бұрын
Great video Josh! Hope to meet you one day been following you since day one!
@israelshelton230
6 ай бұрын
Can’t understand why people would be against selling some of your herd. Why else would you raise beef? We need every able bodied person in this country to start thinking small (as in small local farms) if we are going to turn this country around. We have decimated our food supply, relying on corporate farms and big pharma. Your work is appreciated. Thank you…
@DARRELLTRUNNELL
6 ай бұрын
I enjoyed you video. Thanks for sharing information about your cattle sales that you really just didn’t have to do. I liked that. I believe that you did well on your livestock sale. Keep the videos coming please. One more thing what brand of pickup do you pull your aluminum gooseneck livestock trailer with and how does it perform pulling your trailer?
@danielmcqueen1024
6 ай бұрын
I'm working on regenerating land that had only alfalfa and hey grown here for over 140 years! Using the Back to Eden plan where I've cover huge areas with tree trimmers' waste and manure spreading... The soil was so hard a pick axe would bounce off it... 5 years later, I can use my hands to dig in the soil that also is full of worms too! I run a small Chicken Ranch with free range egg layers and plan to greating expland over the coming years... The demand for my eggs is Off the Hook! :)
@cascios
6 ай бұрын
I was wondering what you sell your eggs for. Here in Va. I see them anywhere from $3 to $6 per dozen.
@danielmcqueen1024
6 ай бұрын
@@cascios I whole sale $3 bucks a dozen at sell them at the Farmers Market for $5 a dozen. I'm planning to expand to 300 layers to meet my current demand :) It s about $2 buck a dozen to produce at current organic feed prices
@lorettarussell3235
6 ай бұрын
That's a huge improvement. Congratulations. Using a lot of leaves really helps too.
@russbowman6801
6 ай бұрын
I soaked a 1 lb bag of plain lentils and left them to sprout. They sprouted so I bought another pound, rototilled an area about 12 ft square and put lentils on the ground. They grew thick and close to the ground and pods were starting so I tilled them in as green manure. It worked out pretty well as a nitrogen fixer with no fuss. These might work out for your soil and as a protein rich feed. Also, just to give you an idea fro an end user, we just bought a frozen box of grass fed beef on sale. We paid 100 dollars for 14 pounds, shipping included. That included ground beef, steaks, and a roast cut of some kind.
@bogofishmusic
6 ай бұрын
Hi Josh, On a future video, can you talk about the cost of fuel, seed, limestone, repairs to upkeep the grass? You spent a lot more than hay to keep the animals fed. Thanks.
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
for sure....
@JohndoLC
5 ай бұрын
We try work cattle as the vet recommends. Cow's vax and worm once a year. Calves get 2 vax 3 weeks apart plus worm. I read a 2024 study that wormed calves are heavier at weening.
@cadenlear4644
6 ай бұрын
Markets good for sure👍🏻 4 weight steers bringing over $4 a lb in northern ca!!
@davidmack8813
6 ай бұрын
Have you considered selling , like in stocks, futures in beef buy now support feed and get beef later potentially you'll get recover more money in the mix but bypass slaughter packaging and that whole lot of stuff plus beef that you love to mature will get to be bigger & mature all allowing overarching goal and receive front end support they off haul beef and you avoid complications you are retrained by at present A win situation
@davidvankainen6711
6 ай бұрын
I had a Farside cartoon vision when you said the cows had to stand on their own 2 feet. Someone wanted a breeding bull or has a local customer in which to finish off some beef.
@farmingforfunandprofit940
6 ай бұрын
First year in the commercial Hay Business was 1000 rounds at $50,00 ea to a Hay broker... That was 6 years ago, We have progressed far beyond that today. in production, equipment, and diversity of sales.....
@albertovaras8349
6 ай бұрын
Hello, I think the key to a small livestock farm is to have good animals like Angus. Quality sells itself. In Chile at least it works that way. I am in that process on my farm. I have had all the rasas and they are not that profitable. Unfortunately, the rancher depends a lot on the fairs where many of them are mafias and manipulate prices. I'm glad you're doing well. Greetings.
@CambiumCowboy
6 ай бұрын
Check and see if theres any paper residue near you. We had it applied on our farm this year. Its free, has good OM and some lime value plus other micros.
@justinb7779
6 ай бұрын
Cattle prices are up, inventories are the lowest they’ve been in roughly 70 years and after the fires in Texas they are likely to go up a little more. Those bulls will get castrated and be stocker calves on pasture until they are a few hundred pounds bigger then they will be in a feedlot.
@JustMakingIt-123
6 ай бұрын
Your prices are great on the beef.
@billschillerstrom583
2 ай бұрын
Very informative.
@martineastburn3679
6 ай бұрын
Might check the buyer of that small bull. It may be heard building and was willing to pay a bit more.
@briangrammer898
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Brian! I appreciate it brother
@briangrammer898
6 ай бұрын
❤I can’t do to much❤I can help❤
@timcook8430
6 ай бұрын
Thank You Josh for telling it like it is. I still don’t see where I can buy beef from you on PATRION
@charleswilliams1270
6 ай бұрын
Great video. I have 217 acres, I understand it takes a lot to run a farms.
@Reallifeonthefarm-sf6el
6 ай бұрын
We’ve always fed out calves to 700 pounds but with prices now we sell at 500 pounds
@brandonburdette7895
6 ай бұрын
I been a Subscriber for years now and Its awesome Josh it's finally paying off it took a few years but your hard work and dedication is what got it there I don't see how you do it Josh by yourself but you find a way to make it happen
@jonathanmullins6786
6 ай бұрын
160k on 16 cows is unrealistic. It will take you 2 years to get a steer to 1200lb. And will produce about 500lbs of meat. Which is $80k. With no expense. You will feed them thru 2 winter which will cost a minimum of $400 each year. Which cuts it down 2 a realistic number of $68k. Which is still dang good money for 16hd. It’s just not 160k. And after you made the video about what you learn off social media. Throwing out numbers like this to ppl who don’t know any better seems crazy to me.
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
my brother....I'm talking about gross v/s net brother
@jonathanmullins6786
6 ай бұрын
Still you’re throwing out a number that’s double because you’re not getting 1000lbs of meat off a 1400lb animal. 600lbs tops. Probably more likely 500-550. I’m a first generation farmer, just getting started as well. I’ve learned things the hard way as well. I never realized you get 40-45% beef off a finished steer.
@dsulli7383
6 ай бұрын
I would say you need to find out exactly why that 315 pound bull brought so much money. You need more of those!
@lorettarussell3235
6 ай бұрын
Could that young bull have been seen as good potential breeding stock? Could that have been the reason for the high sale price?
@silentvoiceinthedark5665
6 ай бұрын
What about the hay you import to your farm, is it made with chem fertilizer?
@farmboy4012
6 ай бұрын
Many farmers grow their own hay so they have good quality forage.
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
yep....that's true....but I'm not getting into the cycle of dependency on commercial fertilizers ...we have very poor soil here my friend....VERY VERY POOR!! Like concrete! It's crazy how bad it was!
@DanaWyatt-g9h
6 ай бұрын
Good morning! I just want to "Ag-vocate" here a little bit so that folks without a farming background have an accurate and correct understanding... You do NOT get 1000lbs of meat from a 1400lb animal, regardless of whether it is finished on grass or grain. A 1400lb animal will have a hot carcass weight or hanging weight of around 750-800lbs at the time of slaughter and then only about 60% of that 800lb carcass will be taken home as edible cuts of meat, so only around 480lbs of total yield in "freezer beef" that a customer will pick up from the processor. Hopefully you can cover this in a subsequent vlog in order to educate your viewers and correct the perception that they will take home twice as much beef as what you just told them. Have a great day!
@charlespaine987
6 ай бұрын
One thing I didn’t hear from you is the hours you invested or dollars tied up in equipment purchases and maintenance. That 10% gained is not profit . I went to an agricultural school. What I learned was food production and delivery I end consumer overall is small profit margins and large waste production . By the very nature of the cycle of life
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
here's how I earn my living brother...you've gotta take into consideration what you see as an expense on a normal farm...is a revenue generator here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/y6Gr1pelk5RnlJw
@ShortbusMooner
6 ай бұрын
Someone got some of the best beef in the country! 😋👍
@franciscodanconia4324
6 ай бұрын
You said the sales will cover your hay costs. But does it cover all the other expenses (equipment, that new road you just put down, your sunk costs like fencing, the watering system and electric fencing)? And if you made $150 on a $1200 purchase after two years that’s around 5% per year.
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
yep....I've spent a million dollars building the farm brother....make no mistake about it...you should watch this vid..it details how I've earned a living for the last several years kzitem.info/news/bejne/y6Gr1pelk5RnlJw
@franciscodanconia4324
6 ай бұрын
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer why the sarcasm to an honest question? Did I say you spent a million bucks?
@franciscodanconia4324
6 ай бұрын
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer so to be fair I went and watched the video. You haven’t really built a ground up farming operation you’ve built a social media brand with farming as the subject matter. Similar to Clarkson’s Farm. Which apparently has paid for most of the infrastructure. Which is not how life goes for most farmers. You don’t have to depend on good market rates for your cows to be able to survive to the next year. You apparently don’t have any loans on your equipment from what I’ve seen you say. And not everybody running a farm can create a social media business. There are thousands upon thousands of small farms. If they all had KZitem channels they’d saturate the market and wouldn’t make the money you make now. And that’s if they had the time to even do it. Have fun with the farm, more power to you, but it’s not really a realistic representation. I’ll be interested to see if you can actually create a livable profit solely off farm activities over the next few years.
@ky.gambler5281
6 ай бұрын
@@franciscodanconia4324 I think you're reading his reply wrong, just saying.. As I tell everyone, typing words are too often misread, as in text messages..thanks
@ronthacker211
6 ай бұрын
WTG Josh. Although, I would think you'd have more money in your account if you didn't have multiple vehicles that you really don't need. And, while judging you, here I sit with a bunch of tractor implements down in the field, some of which I haven't used in years. Oh well.
@chrissheathewoodguy
6 ай бұрын
as your land improves thoes numbers will climb for sure.. still not alot of profit if you add your time put in... hopefully your youtube revenue and sponcers will continue to help your grow.
@JustMakingIt-123
6 ай бұрын
What about lime? It's natural. I wonder what the ph is? If you can get lime lay about three tons to acre you should see a difference. Thanks for the nice videos!
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
yeppers.....we're putting down lime this year as soon as the land dries a bit
@michaelblum6222
6 ай бұрын
People, here is another learning lesson brought to you by my friend Josh at SRF (Stoney Ridge Farm).
@williamdevos604
6 ай бұрын
i dont know how it is down there but up in canada its about a 30 cent/lb discount if the bulls arent castrated
@joojones4607
6 ай бұрын
if you are buying the hay, somebody is doing the wrong way. buying or doing that way, looks like the same. congratulations on the farm, it looks very nice and healthy
@cervus-venator
6 ай бұрын
So that is my understanding of cattle farming or at least the way we did it and the way the farmer I did some work for did it. My father had a set of brood cows, let's say twenty, and one bull. Our cows were Brangus which is an American hybrid breed of beef cattle derived from cross-breeding of American Angus and Brahman stock. If one of the cows lost a calf she likely would go to market. Or if there were other issues with her she'd go to market. We could replace her with outside stock or keep a calf cow to add back to the brood stock. More often we would increase our brood stock by purchasing outside stock. To me the outside stock was a better option as it diversified the genetics of the herd. The bottom line was that the calves (all of them) would be separated out of the herd after a certain time and sent to market along with any of the brood cows that needed to go. It is how the cows paid for themselves and helped us with some income to cover other cost like hay which we also purchased.
@neilkratzer3182
6 ай бұрын
Your turning your soil into better soil. Keep adding that organic manure to the soil. You will have that soil turning into some good grassland. Just let the calves suck milk from mom and your beef will be ready before a year. We always had beef ready in less than a year. 1,000 lbs. feeder calves is the way to go.
@aidenschwartz
6 ай бұрын
You’ve gotta get ‘em around 1400 pounds. That’s were the high money is. Good job so far. It’s only gonna get better and more efficient.
@jimd421
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, here's the deal pita wants for Easter.The White House to use potatoes instead of eggs for Easter.Come on man. The way do you describe the cycle of life and raising cows was very excellent.Thank you so much enjoy your videos
@iamslbc
6 ай бұрын
Did it make a difference in sale price at the sale barn that these were grass fed animals. That is certainly be a plus for me as a consumer.
@naomigriswold7187
6 ай бұрын
if you feed cows, you're always going to be short on hay. Hay is the biggest expense with cows.
@SotoFarmsCaribbeanBeef
4 ай бұрын
Hey Josh ! Do you sell all your cattle in the same market or do you just sell them in a bulk lot ?
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
4 ай бұрын
we sell to individuals, sell freezer beef local and take some to the sale barn
@smoothbore4377
6 ай бұрын
Before you get too excited about prices, over time, you have to factor in the SHRINKAGE to the value of your dollars during that animals stay on the farm. You know, ... INFLATION. Rather than the cows being worth MORE than they were last year, please consider that you were paid in dollars that are worth LESS. Once-upon-a-time, our monetary system was based on the "Gold Standard", and on that system, time ( inflation ) wasn't much of an issue, ... but that was 100 years ago ...................
@WillMasters
6 ай бұрын
Ok, time to put on the big boy britches Josh. When your viewers offer suggestions after you ASK them for feedback, they are not attacking you. In your 3/7/24 video you specifically asked for viewer feedback. You also stated in that video "we're going to lose the farm if we don't solve this problem" (0:27). This implied that the cost overruns you were facing due to buying too much hay were bankrupting the entire farm operation. At about the 6:00 mark you request viewer input twice in rapid succession. At 7:10 you said "please brainstorm with me and post comments". And you continue to ask for feedback throughout the rest of the video. You never mentioned other income streams for the farm in that video. In the 7/22/23 video linked in your comments for this video you only mention two farm-related income streams, cows and social media. The impression you gave two weeks ago was that the farm as a whole was in financial jeopardy with the cost of hay being the chief culprit. You don't need to make a 12:26 video asking for feedback to figure out that if you can't afford to keep buying hay at that rate you must thin out your herd. This is a decision making cycle cattle farmers have been doing since the stone age. And you certainly shouldn't beg for feedback in one video and two weeks later complain that you are being attacked simply because your audience was trying to be helpful.
@christiankelly8127
6 ай бұрын
Love the respect for GOD’S creation!💪🏽
@lawsonlawnandfarm8073
6 ай бұрын
Told ya you’d be surprised at how much you’d get. Cows are high right now.
@danwilkening888
6 ай бұрын
Josh, have you thought of selling shares in young cattle?
@turbo-jm8hk
6 ай бұрын
Questions, How much does a average new born calf weigh and about how long does it take for them to get to that 300-500lbs ideal weight?
@ralphwoodard609
6 ай бұрын
Answer me this Josh. Do you sell your calves to the feedlot to be finished off or do you finish some as much as you can? Or as OWL Mike does on his and then processes them for sale on the ranch?
@stevemench786
6 ай бұрын
Make sure sure you are transparent, the current cattle prices are extremely high.. In a year or 2 or maybe next month you might only get .75 cents a pound. I think you are /could be misleading the uneducated. Congrats on getting good money on Those cattle .
@timcope3115
6 ай бұрын
200-300# has always been the top moneymaker, veal. But anyone that has been into cattle knew that.
@richardwilkens4577
6 ай бұрын
I keep my beef herd at 40 head
@Kirbservice
2 ай бұрын
Is that a south poll bull I see? And still have black calves?
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
2 ай бұрын
yeppers...and yeppers
@Kirbservice
2 ай бұрын
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer think I’m going that route too, here in Patrick county Va
@Kirbservice
2 ай бұрын
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer do the black south poll calves get docked at the sale barn?
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
2 ай бұрын
the sale barn doesn't market the breed of cow in most cases...it's up to the consumer/buyer to share the breed
@dennissweeney7743
6 ай бұрын
Hurry up with the beef,I want to add to your profits! I refuse to buy the crap at the market!
@huntermillbern5552
6 ай бұрын
Just an fyi the market for 300- 500 pounders are so high right now because everyone is wanting to buy calves to put out on grass this year, happens every spring they will get higher, come fall your cattle buyers will want calves to put out on wheat. Why don’t you cut your bulls? Would get a lot more money from. In my area a 7 weight steer is bringing 2k. Also please stop calling everything a cow lol cows are are females that have had a calf. Anything under a year old is a calf anything a year old is a yearling.
@misterscott8145
6 ай бұрын
question for you josh what $ cost would you have would you have into one of them 350 lbs too 600 steers ie hay. trucking . and any other $
@scottberger4196
6 ай бұрын
Josh i called bs on what you said on a feed alot we run ours in a feed lot set ours only get vaccinated when they get here and never live in shit
@d6joe
6 ай бұрын
Are you going to get a scale? Then you can know your live weights, and not waste $$ of hay getting your sale critters too big. Looks like better $$ selling at the 500 to 600 lb prices.
@mikedavis2969
6 ай бұрын
👍
@fsimons6
6 ай бұрын
Are they being sold to buyers to raise or butcher?
@amaglionc1
6 ай бұрын
Wondering where you took your cattle
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
spring lake stockyard
@amaglionc1
6 ай бұрын
Cool thanks that's been my preference also Lynchburg is a close second Siler City sucks
@scrapdaddyron
6 ай бұрын
Out of your "profit" take out the ground payment, equipment payment and your labor cost, etc. How much profit would there be?
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
watch this my friend...it will help you understand my business model a bit more: kzitem.info/news/bejne/y6Gr1pelk5RnlJw
@roygorman6624
6 ай бұрын
What did all that infrastructure cost, not counting the price of land, and don’t forget taxes!
@ammonmiller6149
6 ай бұрын
In wi buyers are paying 800.00 for a 1 week old angus Holstein cross black calf it’s insane
@donmartin7728
6 ай бұрын
Let’s not get too excited about the 16k check. After state and federal taxes, what will you have left?
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
running a business the smart way.....at the end of the year we'll see how it all pans out...that's why most businesses will roll profits right back into the business my friend....having a good, sharp accountant is very important
@stevesmith246
6 ай бұрын
Will you sell at sale barn again?????
@raybornclark8617
6 ай бұрын
i am not sure that $10/lb for butchered beef is possible, its not in my area......but if you can get it, go for it
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
it is possible....and the customer base that wants $2.99 beef won't buy it for $10. You've gotta have a premium product, they need to see and hear you talk about how you raise your animals without all the chemical fluff garbage that's out there. People that only want cheap food won't buy it, so sometimes I just give them a pound of beef and tell them to try it...that can earn a customer for life!
@elieggborn7478
6 ай бұрын
Castrating at birth has benefits for beef cattle health and herd health!
@unlimitedj06
6 ай бұрын
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@Muleskinnertrucking
6 ай бұрын
Market your BEEF at $7/pound locally and look at the profit 😮 👍🏽🇺🇸
@StoneyRidgeFarmer
6 ай бұрын
Think about this: Costs: Truck $30k, Trailer $20k, Processing $1.50 per lb at least, freezers $3k, Power $500, Building $40k, Marketing $3k, Time and fuel $5k Then having folks call ya to disrupt your day buying 5lbs of burger and talking to ya for an hour...only to come back in 2 weeks and do it all again! It's a handful and honestly easier to take them to the sale barn and get $3.30 per lb once you add in all the expenses and time....it's tough to earn on a small farm like this
@Hamers-House
6 ай бұрын
Josh I feel good for you but you need Quick Books or something because you need to deduct all your other expenses. You didn't pay your self or uncle Sam 👍
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