Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Project Legacy


Welcome to Agriculture Expatriates! The purpose of this blog is to help people who were raised on a farm/ranch, went off to college/military/etc., found a job in a city or place away from their home, and struggle with leading life away from it. In other words you have to make a living away from the farm/ranch, but want to help your folks in it's operation and hope to retire there some day. You may fit into this category or you may just want to start a hobby farm or small cattle ranch/dairy after living in the city.

Let me tell you about myself in this first blog. My name is John and I live in North West Arkansas. I have cattle ranch in North Central Arkansas, about 120 miles away. I am 35 years old and took over the ranch two years ago, when my Dad died from cancer. I had no plan, no program, no idea what my first step should be. I HIGHLY encourage people to talk to their folks, if they have not done so already, about taking over the farm operation. There are several great resources out there now, so start today! In future blogs, I'll share my story and tell you how I got through different things. Hopefully this will help you. I am new to this blogging thing, so it may be slow at first, but bear with me. I also will try to post pictures of the ranch, etc. so you can see my operation and know I'm not just making this up as I go. You can do it, just remember you are not the only one leading this life of running back and forth. City to farm, farm to city every weekend or once a month or whatever your schedule allows. Thanks for reading, and talk to you soon!

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