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<blockquote data-quote="GMN" data-source="post: 1158398" data-attributes="member: 2382"><p>Just curious do you have any experience in running a dairy and milking cows-you do know that its a 7 day a week job-365 days a year? Its not as easy as you think to just buy some land and set up a barn to milk in-WI farm land is probably some of the highest land out there, not to mention taxes-if u are looking for good soil the northern states have that, but its costly to live in these places and winter is another factor-you aren't going to get rich milking cows-because everything is very expensive that goes into it.Like someone said right now we are all happy to be just getting caught up and paying some debt off that we all incurred from the past 5 years of low milk prices, high feed costs, and drought-</p><p>I sometimes wonder if I could go back in time if i would have ever started this dairy farm, because the financial stress has been high, its a good way of life but it has not been without some stress-and it shard work-working 7 days a week, with no time off but very seldom, never knowing what milk prices will be-you simply can not dairy without a second income anymore-I know 2 guys who do it, but they have been in the business for 40 years-no debts-no mortgage-and they are the 2 best dairy farmers that i know-but they have it down to an art-and have the cash flow to support it-starting out is very expensive-just saying think long and hard before you jump in</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMN, post: 1158398, member: 2382"] Just curious do you have any experience in running a dairy and milking cows-you do know that its a 7 day a week job-365 days a year? Its not as easy as you think to just buy some land and set up a barn to milk in-WI farm land is probably some of the highest land out there, not to mention taxes-if u are looking for good soil the northern states have that, but its costly to live in these places and winter is another factor-you aren't going to get rich milking cows-because everything is very expensive that goes into it.Like someone said right now we are all happy to be just getting caught up and paying some debt off that we all incurred from the past 5 years of low milk prices, high feed costs, and drought- I sometimes wonder if I could go back in time if i would have ever started this dairy farm, because the financial stress has been high, its a good way of life but it has not been without some stress-and it shard work-working 7 days a week, with no time off but very seldom, never knowing what milk prices will be-you simply can not dairy without a second income anymore-I know 2 guys who do it, but they have been in the business for 40 years-no debts-no mortgage-and they are the 2 best dairy farmers that i know-but they have it down to an art-and have the cash flow to support it-starting out is very expensive-just saying think long and hard before you jump in [/QUOTE]
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