I would like into buy into a Ranch....

[EsquireRancher]

Is that possible? Always had a love for cattle and the hardwork involved. Call me crazy, but I just like it. I love the land. Would like to join an operation with dreams of growth.

Thanks in advance.

 

[cowboy43]

How much money you got to invest?

 

[Caustic Burno]

I will sell you my neighbors right now.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Wouldn't want to buy into one, I like being the chef,cook and bottle washer...you'll go along with every thing for awhile, to you see thing different and want to change.. Then the head butting begins..

 

[greybeard]

Better to lease your own place or lease your place out. Partners are like having a mistress...or a wife....easy to get, almost impossible to get rid of and almost as much trouble.

 

[Rafter S]

Greybeard is right. Don't buy into a ranch, buy a ranch.

 

[Farm Fence Solutions]

I'd turn loose of half my operation for a million or so. I'd even let you make all the important decisions. Welcome to the forum!

 

[ChrisB]

There is probably someone, somewhere looking for a partner. A few years back I was really starting to get burned out working a full time job and farming on the side. Wanting to expand, but short of time and money. I had all the equipment and facilities to run more cattle and pick up more land but I was scared to quite my job and didn't like the idea of hiring someone to do what I dreamed of doing all day so I could keep my job. I had kicked around the idea of finding a partner who was in the same situation. I think the key is to find two people with the same goals and attitude. There are people that like owning new equipment and give the appearance of success even though it means little to no profit. That isn't me. There are people that like to skimp by and just make things functional no matter how they look. Nothing wrong with that but that also isn't me. Turns out my brother was looking to get back into farming and since I was farming my parents ground, I could hardly say no. But he bought a herd of cows and we have been working together. It has worked out great as my work load was greatly reduced and he has some mechanic/fabricating skills that I don't have. We have been able to rent a couple small farms from neighbors and also bought a farm together. Even though profit gets divided by two, there is more of it and less stress trying to get everything done.

Buying in would take a lot of money. And also lawyer fees writing a contract that protects both of you. If you don't have several hundred thousand dollars to spend, maybe find an older person who will let you run some cows on their place in exchange for helping them out.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

God forbid anything should happen to y'all....but do you have something agreed on if something did???

 

[Brute 23]

All the D's.... death, divorce, disabled, drugs, default....

 

[mpassmore85]

Depends upon what you consider ranching also depending upon area we farm over 14k acres and have 800 or so head and we are small.

1 mill is nothing

 

[Rafter S]

All the D's.... death, divorce, disabled, drugs, default....

...disease, disinterest...

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Depends upon what you consider ranching also depending upon area we farm over 14k acres and have 800 or so head and we are small.

1 mill is nothing

watch out! gonna make cowgirl8 jealous :cowboy:

 

[SchenkAngusFarm]

I'm guessing you're an attorney based on the name so I assume you have some capital.

There are certainly better cattlemen on here than me but my I bought a farm about 12 years ago. Started with cattle about ten years ago after cleaning the place up and putting up some facilities.

My personal advice would be to buy some property, maybe some with some potential for expansion later on, and get a few cows. Learn about them. Take care of them. Start with commercial and go to registered later if you want. Figure out what breed you want. Most have some pluses and minuses. Go to auctions and sales. Talk to cattlemen. Most will be willing to give you some advice. Figure out if it is the thing for you or not.

If you are an attorney with some capital, you can figure out how big or small you want to go. Figure out if it really is what you want to do or not because it is a commitment.

Just my two cents but I've already violated the rule of never spending another man's money which I hate to do.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

I'm guessing you're an attorney based on the name so I assume you have some capital.

There are certainly better cattlemen on here than me but my I bought a farm about 12 years ago. Started with cattle about ten years ago after cleaning the place up and putting up some facilities.

My personal advice would be to buy some property, maybe some with some potential for expansion later on, and get a few cows. Learn about them. Take care of them. Start with commercial and go to registered later if you want. Figure out what breed you want. Most have some pluses and minuses. Go to auctions and sales. Talk to cattlemen. Most will be willing to give you some advice. Figure out if it is the thing for you or not.

If you are an attorney with some capital, you can figure out how big or small you want to go. Figure out if it really is what you want to do or not because it is a commitment.

Just my two cents but I've already violated the rule of never spending another man's money which I hate to do.

you did well, getting things in order before cattle...most don't.. They fly into stocking a place right off.then it's like a light came on.. They start building better fences, barns,, and man!!we gotta have a working pen..

 

[cowgirl8]

Depends upon what you consider ranching also depending upon area we farm over 14k acres and have 800 or so head and we are small.

1 mill is nothing

watch out! gonna make cowgirl8 jealous :cowboy:

We are small fries, never said we were big....just said bigger than someone who doesn't do it for a living, you know, a H word..lol
mpassmore, be careful in telling the posters what you have..lol... A few don't like being less than..
How many employees do you have? What is your job on the ranch?

 

[mpassmore85]

Keep everyone focused mainly we have 8 hired year round. I’d like more people for the cattle actually they really only get attention branding and weaning. Calving they are on their own unless we notice something amiss in morning feeding.

In Canada more room than down south only 1/10 of us compared to there.

 

[Turkeybird]

Keep everyone focused mainly we have 8 hired year round. I’d like more people for the cattle actually they really only get attention branding and weaning. Calving they are on their own unless we notice something amiss in morning feeding.

In Canada more room than down south only 1/10 of us compared to there.

What's the pay I can be there at branding :cowboy:

 

[mpassmore85]

Ha. We start at 25$ an hour of someone actually knows their way around cattle.
Anyone can bale or mow all summer.

 

[SchenkAngusFarm]

Thanks Alacowman. I'm a big infrastructure guy just in life in general so thought I should stick with hit. We didn't really know what we were doing at first but stuck to the basics in building a good working barn and chute, cleaning up the fields and overseeding with clover fertilized by chicken scrap, bought basic equipment, cut hay for a couple of years, put in some ponds, cleared some area and then talked to cattlemen. We ultimately chose black angus for a number of reasons.

We started commercial, ran those for about 3 years and then started buying registered. We figured out what we liked and didn't like. Figured out which producers sold what we wanted and keep our small herd at about 100; equal parts breeders and recips.

We are certainly not a large operation but we don't really want one either. We believe in the quality of our cattle and like what we do.

We have expanded our facilities some but I don't ever expect our herd size to get much larger even as we purchase more land.