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I am an organic produce grower living on a 160-acre farm in Southeast Nebraska (Unadilla). The farm's owner is passionate about beginning a small dairy herd and working toward local marketing of milk and milk products. The owner is highly knowledgable about small-scale dairying, but is in his upper-70's and is looking for a "champion" to get an enterprise up and running. This, of course, would require a move to (or near to) the farm.
At present, there is nothing on this farm to support a dairy, except for an extensive amount of pasture....no dairy buildings, equipment, or animals. The farm has no history of being a dairy. But, it has great potential.
I am not a dairyman, nor do I have a passion for dairying, but I would work closely with the dairy farmer to determine the best way for us to work together to establish mutually-sustainable and cooperative enterprises on the same farm.
At present, my market garden operation is an acre.....it will likely grow much large over the next several years. The rest of the farm is as follows:
5 acres of "farmstead" (house, machine shed, yard, etc.)
14 acres of recently planted native prairie
about 15 acres of tilled cropland
about 20 acres of alfalfa
about 80 acres of brome grass pasture
3 farm ponds
the balance of the rest of the acreage is mixed grass, wildlife habitat, and some trees
If interested in knowing more, please respond
At present, there is nothing on this farm to support a dairy, except for an extensive amount of pasture....no dairy buildings, equipment, or animals. The farm has no history of being a dairy. But, it has great potential.
I am not a dairyman, nor do I have a passion for dairying, but I would work closely with the dairy farmer to determine the best way for us to work together to establish mutually-sustainable and cooperative enterprises on the same farm.
At present, my market garden operation is an acre.....it will likely grow much large over the next several years. The rest of the farm is as follows:
5 acres of "farmstead" (house, machine shed, yard, etc.)
14 acres of recently planted native prairie
about 15 acres of tilled cropland
about 20 acres of alfalfa
about 80 acres of brome grass pasture
3 farm ponds
the balance of the rest of the acreage is mixed grass, wildlife habitat, and some trees
If interested in knowing more, please respond