Originally posted by Leemo
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I grew up working on my mother's siblings dairy farms. Nothing near that size. I left home after high school knowing in would do most anything in life to earn a living besides painting and getting slapped in the face with a silage covered tail on a dairy farm.
It's honest, hard work that doesn't pay much or allow much time to enjoy life.
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I got out about 6 years ago. Best thing I could have ever done. I still have 2 brothers dairying and my dad just sold out last year. Wouldn’t recommend getting in the dairy business. Too many variables that are out of your control to make a consistent profit.
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Originally posted by Leemo View PostI see you're in Quitman, my cousin and uncles have dairies in Quitman? Miniola?
Not sure, Robert Langhoff and Roy Langhoff
Lol, just for the record your Cousin and Uncle are my inlaws....small world. I’m married to Sheri[emoji41]
Roy and Robert are out of the Dairy business. Robert is now a professional chicken farmer/golf hustler and Roy is still running his cow/calf operation.
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Originally posted by double bogey View PostMy cousin got away from beef and went to dairy in the mid 70's. Made tons of money then. Got out in the late 90's. Milk sold for the same amount as when he started. Of course everything else cost way more. He was limited to about 500 cows also. He said he needed to be bigger, didn't have the land for it. Now, this is second hand info. Him, and any other family members are gone since the early 2000's, and I am going off memory. But I know they worked 14 hr. days, 7days a week, 365.
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Originally posted by Outdoor Legacy View PostI'm not a dairy farmer, but I know a few and if there is one thing I know about them, they are married to their farms. Unless they make enough money to hire a REALLY good foreman, they miss more family events, hunting trips, vacations, weekends away, etc than anyone I know. Twice a day every day and it never stops. Your life will never be the same. Some people don't mind that fact and others can't last a month.
The opportunity to take over a family farm can be a giant blessing but unless you love it and it's in your blood, it might not be for you. In this day and age, there are a whole lot easier ways to make a living than farming. But if you love it and understand the sacrifices, it can be an enjoyable lifestyle. My 2 cents.
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