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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1680517" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>I'd suggest getting a job first working as a hand for a financially successful cattleman in your area (NOT a cattleman who looks or acts like he's financially successful.... BIG difference). Could be hard to find a job with this guy though, because he's probably doing it all by himself. </p><p></p><p>Doesn't have to be a big operation, and it might be better for you if it wasn't, because a smaller operation will probably have a better handle on how to get by with a lot less of the "big boy toys", simply because the bigger operation can more easily afford them, by spreading out the investment over a lot bigger numbers... economy of scale. If your goal is to eventually get started on your own, you're likely going to have to start small and make do without too...</p><p></p><p>A couple of years of working in the trenches, doing the grunt work, etc., will tell you if it's really for you and your family, and you'll learn most of what you'll need to know without the $$$$ investment. It'll also give you lots of contacts in the industry, and a network of local individuals to lean on for insight.</p><p></p><p>Remember that an education is never "free".</p><p></p><p>And THANK YOU for your service!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1680517, member: 39018"] I'd suggest getting a job first working as a hand for a financially successful cattleman in your area (NOT a cattleman who looks or acts like he's financially successful.... BIG difference). Could be hard to find a job with this guy though, because he's probably doing it all by himself. Doesn't have to be a big operation, and it might be better for you if it wasn't, because a smaller operation will probably have a better handle on how to get by with a lot less of the "big boy toys", simply because the bigger operation can more easily afford them, by spreading out the investment over a lot bigger numbers... economy of scale. If your goal is to eventually get started on your own, you're likely going to have to start small and make do without too... A couple of years of working in the trenches, doing the grunt work, etc., will tell you if it's really for you and your family, and you'll learn most of what you'll need to know without the $$$$ investment. It'll also give you lots of contacts in the industry, and a network of local individuals to lean on for insight. Remember that an education is never "free". And THANK YOU for your service!!!! [/QUOTE]
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