I was kinda in your same situation 2 years ago. I bought 80 acres and started reading every book I could find. I probably read 40 books the winter before we started buying animals. Now most guys laugh at a city boy trying to learn how to farm reading books but it works believe it or not. Any book from storey publishing is a must buy. thomas is a very good author too. Pm me if you want to know specifics about books because I have read 80% of what amazon sells based on farming or animals. You wont learn everything but what you dont you can learn on here. If you have any questions someone on here can answer them or tell you who can.