How much does it cost to run a farm?
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Question by Johanna: How much does it cost to run a farm?
I want to have a small farm with a few of each animal that typically appear on farms (cows, horses, goats, etc.) how much a year would all the expenses be for food, medicine, upkeep.
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6 Responses to How much does it cost to run a farm?
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Congratulations you win! The most complicated question ever asked on the internet with the least amount of supporting information.
What kind of farm, crops, dairy, pig, llama?
How large a farm, the 14 acre hobby farm is a little less expensive then a 240 acre farm?
Where are you located, property taxes and utilities might be cheaper in mexico then outside NYC?
Greg
April 3, 2013 at 4:23 pm
G’day, if your farm is only 5 acres or so your feed bills will be higher due to not enough grass etc, you’ll have to subsidize their diet quite a bit (can add up very quickly), (per annum) as high as $ 4-500 per horse and cow, about $ 150 per sheep (goats are your yard and fence line cleaners they’ll eat almost anything) but some grains and hay from time to time for health reasons, vet bills can blow your mind (and wallet) if your not careful in their keep (research their individual care requirements), if you went for more land you’d really only be out of pocket for vet, buy a few piglets each season (great scrap food eaters and money in your pocket when they’re fat)
Rossco
April 3, 2013 at 4:47 pm
All of it.
Kaviani999
April 3, 2013 at 5:21 pm
Depends on if all you have is cows, horses and goats only and what the “,etc” means. Depends how many buildings you have and what kind of farmland assistance you get/got. It depends how much you make off the farm and how much the person who runs the farm eats things they grow or eats things someone else grows. To run a farm, you have to eat something. Common sense. Medicine? for animals? That depends on if animals are sick and what if the farmer is sick? Depends how often both the animals and farmer are sick. Upkeep? Depends on how maintained you want to be, what you work on, sometimes cars don’t need fixing till something goes wrong. Like most city folks have cars go wrong, farmers are no different. Best of luck, future small farmer 😉
Jenesis farmerz
April 3, 2013 at 5:37 pm
This is why modern farmers go to college and study agriculture before trying to start a farm. I’m not a farmer, but I know the first thing you need is a cash crop: corn, wheat, hay, etc. Something that you can rely on to keep money coming in.
Charlie F
April 3, 2013 at 6:24 pm
Why not add another question. “how long is a piece of string ?” would have a better chance of an accurate answer.
Tex
April 3, 2013 at 7:02 pm