Farmer Acreage: 101 to 200

Entering Farmer #20260

Born and raised on a Dairy Farm in Bangor Pa. At the age of 18 started farming dairy on my own leasing a farm in Bangor PA. After 2 years moved the heard to Milford NJ to a larger barn increasing the heard to about 40 cows. Farmed in NJ for 2 years when my home farm where I was raised became available due to an uncle selling his heard and equipment. I Farmed my family farm for 5 years and was unable to purchase the farm due to family disputes. I was asked to leave by two uncles. I then purchased a 300 acre dairy in Chateaugay NY. I farmed there for 6 years Milking 100 dairy cows and raising replacement heifers. I was also producing about 70% of our own forages. Due to a divorce I was unable to keep the the farm in NY. With low milk prices and increasing my debt to buy out my ex-wife it would have not gone well. I came back to Stroudsburg after selling the farm in NY. I started an excavating business that I currently own. I remarried 8 years ago. I haven’t been satisfied or happy without the farm. My wife loves the farm life as much as I do and has encouraged me to start farming again. We have decided to farm Beef and Goats rather than dairy. My son, son-in-law and Daughter are running the business as I plan my exit strategy into a beef finishing operation. My hope is to spend the rest of my life fulfilling my dream back on a large scale farming operation. I currently farm about 60 acres of hay that is leased. We also are currently raising beef on a small scale building our heard. And have about 30 goats that we kid yearly and raise the kids for market. Current plans are to find more lease ground and expand into hay and straw sales, We are at our limits at our farm to build barns. I am looking for a Lease or Lease Purchase option for a larger farm where there may be existing structures that could be converted to a beef barns or enough land to build an new beef facility with land existing on this farm or leased land close buy for forges. I currently have a full line of forage and planting equipment debt free. I also have a considerable savings for down payments.

Entering Farmer #20259

I am the son of a 3rd generation dairy farmer; I was raised on a dairy farm, and I am now looking to become the next generation to carry on the legacy. I am looking for a dairy farm to rent / lease in Pennsylvania, but we are willing to consider further options. Housing for my family and I would have to be included.
I am also interested in renting crop land in Juniata County.

Entering Farmer #20256

I am 22 years old and looking to start milking cows but am having trouble finding a farm to start in I would like to rent a dairy farm. It would be nice to have a place to live on the farm and either buy feed or farm the ground on the farm to get my feed

Entering Farmer 20250

My name is Jared Brandon. I’m a 39-year-old Pennsylvania native who loves the rolling hills and pastures of the Northeast. I currently reside in Lackawanna county, but spent a large portion of my childhood in Susquehanna county where my family was, at different times, involved in horse farms and veal farming. It was on the horse farm where I developed a deep appreciation and love for the farm setting. Over the years, that love developed into a passion for farming, raising animals, and stewarding land and resources.

My wife, Jen, and I have been married for 15 years and have always had a dream of having a farm where our kids can grow up as we both did—deeply connected to the land and animals, ideally living more simply but with rich experiences to offer our whole family. We currently both work from home and run two small businesses. We recently moved to a new home where we have a 1.6 acre lot, allowing us to build a garden, and have our flock of chickens, which our daughter absolutely loves. We have seen a deep love for animals and the farm life begin to develop in her, and we are eager to nurture that.

Having grown up in farm settings, I am experienced in the rhythms and demands of farm life. I recently began volunteering on a friend’s farm to gain more hands-on experience, and also to scratch the farming itch at least a little bit. I’m an avid consumer of books and magazines on regenerative farming, food systems, health, and animal husbandry. Much of my knowledge is theoretical, but I am eager to put it into practice.

I am deeply passionate about regenerative farming methods and I believe that small family farms are the way to restore resiliency, trust, and nutrition back into our food system. I am in search of an opportunity in the Northeast PA region that will allow me and my family to pursue these passions and become farmers. We feel that a lease and possibly mentorship or partnership opportunity will suit us best, preferably on an organic farm or farm that is interested in going organic/regenerative. I am particularly interested in raising grass-fed beef, and am learning more about the idea of “grass farming” and using livestock and cover crops to build soil health.

We are most interested in direct-to-consumer operations as opposed to subsidized commodity crops. My wife and I are both experienced in marketing, running businesses, and building support for the things we are involved in. Our skills and interests will complement the marketing and business sides of running a farm.

Ultimately, our desire is to own a farm that we can hand off to our kids and hopefully reignite the idea of a multi-generational farm. We are willing and interested in starting off with an opportunity that does not require us to buy land outright and start from scratch without the benefit of an experienced farmer/landowner to guide us.

Entering Farmer 20249

5th generation farmer. The last few generations were part time farmers while working off farm full time. I grew up on a small livestock farm in Southern York and currently manage my family’s livestock. I work full-time for the Commonwealth of PA, specifically in York County. I was involved in 4H and FFA, in my younger years. I raised and showed sheep, hogs, beef, and poultry. I lived out west in Colorado for quite a few years and moved back to PA three years ago. Currently looking to either expand current sheep flock, custom graze livestock for others, or add additional enterprises. I also have experience butchering.

Entering Farmer 20241

Hi, I am a young farmer who works on my father’s organic dairy farm. We are interested in expanding our organic farm with some cash cropping. On our farm we integrate many conservation practices focusing on healthy soil life and biology.

Entering Farmer 20214

Looking to transition from a career in the military to regenerative, organic agriculture.

Entering Farmer 20191

Founded in 2021 as a sustainable, ethics-based business, Vitality Apothecary Farm LLC. is a Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation dedicated to providing low-income or underserved individuals or communities with beneficial products or services, preserving the environment, improving human health and building a financially sustainable local economy.

Vitality Apothecary Farm LLC., is concerned with the rearing and selling of goats and goat meat. Our business will offer its products and services to customers in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and all the United States. The following are the key products we will be offering:
• Sales of processed goat meat
• Other by products produced by goats
VISION STATEMENT

Our vision at Vitality Apothecary Farm LLC. is to become the leader in the livestock farming industry all over Pennsylvania and the United States.

Our hope is also to be among the leading livestock farming brands in North America and Europe before our tenth (10th) anniversary.
MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to provide quality products and services to all our customers wherever they may be.

Entering Farmer 20205

I currently have a small (3 acre) farm that we raise mixed vegetables on along with some pastured poultry . We are entirely self taught from books and just diving in but we are looking for an opportunity to find someone with a larger farm to train and then succession over the farming operation by selling. I have a management position at an equipment dealership and grew up helping on the farm but there is such a steep learning curve in farming that there are lots of places to make $10,000 mistakes.

I think the optimal situation would be an apprenticeship at first, transitioning to a partnership, and then a succession plan with a slow buy out of the farm.