How To Become A Farmer: Part 1, How To Initially Get Started

Due to popular demand, Matt details step by step how he would start a farm from scratch if a person is not fortunate enough to be born into or marry into an existing farm family. This is part one of a three part series and deals with how to get over the initial hump of acquiring land, equipment, and knowledge of owning a farm.

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[merv]

I started farming with nothing ….. and I’ve still got most of it left. 😀😀

[jordanriggins]

Matt I have a friend who went to work for a local farmer who had no kids and he worked for him for five years and the farmer let him farm a thousand acres and he used the farmers equipment and he would pick up a piece equipment here and there until he eventually got what he needed and now the farmer retired and he ended up with all 5, 000 acres and farms for himself now he started with nothing and now a successful farmer himself good video Matt

[qianfeiwang]

when i grow up i want to be a farmer i 9years old

[shake-the-earth]

Start small then expand as you learn. Start with a no till and start with something that doesn’t spoil fast once it’s harvest time. Garlic, potatoes, onions, ginger. The most profitable items are mushrooms and flowers.

[TheAmbex]

My old man sold his row farm in Manitoba when i was a kid. Kinda wish he had kept it.

[coreymadden]

Just planted my first corn on my 4.5 acre homestead in swfl

[mathgasm]

My family had farms for generations but my grandma sold my dad's part of the inheritance so I just use my dads 12 acres in Texas to do bees and a small market farm.

[peanbean]

To you guys going out to do this. I commend you and pray your success. This is such a necessary job and it's underappreciated it seems.

[robertmarino]

Matt, you did your homework, the years you worked on a farm, so valuable, starting out young & working hard daily, congratulations, you made it happen ! Very well explained, stay safe always !

[michaelcameron]

Very good info. Thanks for sharing.

I’m doing the “work a full time job and farm a little for wildlife on the side” thing. It’s not “farming”, but don’t tell the deer and turkeys that!

I still remember being about 8-9 and helping my grandaddy work his garden. He was the last generation in our family to truly farm. I asked him one day if I could be a farmer and I’ll never forget what he told me.

“The best way to make a small fortune farming is to start with a big one!”

[JLC.Productions]

I grew up pretty much living in the city and HOA's, my life's goal is to one day own my own farm. this video is very inspirational. thank you for this.

[AltogetherBlessedFarmsLlc]

Hey Matt I’m not sure if you read all the comments or not but this is a good explanation on how to start farming. I was born on a farm but my father died when I was 8 and then later in my grandfather passed to so that left an uncle and a married in uncle running the farm who never gave my brother or me the chance. I worked for a farmer from middle school until I was 20 and then went to work on John Deere equipment at a local dealer for 6 years or so. After that I went to work for a farmer right down the road from me where I started working for my neighbor who tilled around 7k acres. He started out letting me use his equipment on 40 acres and over time that went to 60 to 180 to two hundred and now I am up to 500 acres with all of my own equipment and doing it on my own. The tractor trailer I bought to haul my grain with I tagged it commercial so that I can haul grain or fertilizer for the local companies around me during the “off time” of farming until I can hopefully get big enough to sustain my self. That you for your videos and all of the explaining you do farming isn’t easy and you truly have to have a passion for it. Thank you sir

[PlayCreatively]

Thanks man. I appreciate all you guys do

[gregrhodes]

Well I farmed with my dad an brother. Dad died 5 years ago my brother went back to doing his thing an I had the operating loan. Well all my so called friends at the local seed an chemical places turned there backs. My local coop is the only one that stuck it out with me. Farming is feast or famine and I love it but it's hard wither your born into it or start from scratch. God bless you my friend Matt.

[Don-pqgg]

As you know . . . Yes you need a passion for farming AND you need a spouse who shares that passion - at least in part. And, if not full time like Kelly, can certainly pitch in when needed.

[petersabo]

Hi Matt. I know I'm 4 months behind but I just found site and I watched all 3 of these videos about to become a farmer. I particularly love the first one and after hearing you talk about finding a farmer who is getting ready to retire and doesn't have anyone to take over the farm, this is what my wife and I are looking for. Unfortunately, were not young chicks, but I believe we still have a lot of years left to learn and accomplish what we want to accomplish.
We live in Manhattan, Kansas but we are willing, able and eager to make a move to wherever to get that opportunity to learn and become farmers. Like I said, this is 4 months late but I hope you do come back to previous videos and reread your comments. We're not totally green-horns but we don't have a lot of experience either.
What we would be looking for, is possibly someone who may be interested in having someone who has "new" or "newer" ideas to expand the farm and bring in more income, as well as want get the communities involved and help them and teach them about being self-sufficient, among other things. That is what my wife and I want to do. Linda, my wife, wants to raise rabbits for meat. She also does sewing, quilting, crocheting. Myself, I'm looking at Agri-Tourism as well as a full working farm. I also want to bring back the old ways of farming....using horses but have a couple of regular equipment for doing larger projects. Now, there is more to this idea, but I won't mention them right now.
I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed these videos of your thoughts, opinions and suggestions and ideas. I have also watched some of your other videos, as well. Thank you and keep up the good work. 😀7/18/23

[nathandinsmore]

Thanks for making this video on steps to get started!

[K-NFarms]

Good and informative for someone looking for pointers to get started.

[arthurok]

Howdy Matt,
I'm a 5th generation beef farmer, and we grow our own feed, and pasture our herd on our land, we need the same infrastructure as a cash crop Farmer needs, plus the infrastructure we need to raise our herd, we need the same things as a cash crop Farmer, plus a whole lot more, alot more, I found what you had to say about starting a farm, both interesting, and informative, you definitely cover many aspects of starting a Farm from scratch, look forward to your next video, till than, Stay safe and Farm on my Friend, Peace

[haller]

I would love nothing more than to be a farmer my great grandfather has 75 acres in Pennsylvania he passed away in 2015 with nobody to take over the farm. He did dairy cows!!my great aunt has rented their farm out ever since he passed just hoping one day i can take the land over and bring back farming in my family as i am the only one who wants to farm! Feel like its in my blood!