Can I make a move in my career at 29? I am in finance and want to do something in agriculture.?
Question by Unknown: Can I make a move in my career at 29? I am in finance and want to do something in agriculture.?
Pls suggest some course or any training..basically anything in agricultue..maybe organic farming…also suggest inputs I would need for that ..be it funds, asset..etc..
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probably not without getting some training there or going back to school
you will be on your own “fund’s” wise – maybe planning on doing that later in life and working towards that with a job that pays well like you have would be more sensible
if you have land available – learn it in your spare time – after you plant anything, it’s weeks to months before harvest time – you have to keep busy doing other things in the meantime
Zarg222
January 22, 2012 at 10:41 pm
i would strongly urge you to work on the kind of farm you some day wish to own and operate. lots of people working in office jobs have romantic thoughts about organic farming. ow fun it will be to skip around and play in the dirt and with the animals and it’s all fun.
The reality is it is hard work, usually with long hours and the pay is low. you have to work in all weather, especially if livestock is involved. The work is dirty and can be true drudgery. but there are those of us who really love the work and the life.
A great place to start is go to your local farmers market and ask all the farmers if anyone needs any help and explain what you why you want to work on their farm. Do not expect more that $ 5 an hour to start and you likely will get no benefits like health insurance as most small farmers go without or have a person working full time off the farm in order to get such bennies
And know it takes around 500K to set up a small farm properly-buying land, field equipment, packing shed equipment, tractors, delivery vehicles, etc..
I was 32 when i switched jobs and got into produce farming and back than there was nothing on the web like this website so my husband and i just went and did it. granted we were renting a farm house cheaply that had a lot of land we were allowed to use and we spent 9 years in a very very steep learning curve trying to figure out how to grow what we sell and do it as a certified Organic farm. We did find that growing is easier than marketing.
Ohiorganic
January 22, 2012 at 11:17 pm