Soils: Flat and gently rolling, sandy and silt loamĬautions: Irrigation is needed to grow rice, and there is risk of water availability, and expense of pumping costs.Extension budgets for North Carolina tobacco.There are many double-crop and alternative vegetable crop opportunities. Tillable acres may be low percentage in this area. Crops: Tobacco, cotton, corn, wheat, timberĬautions: For tobacco crops, market contracts must be secured, crop rotations are required, and it is labor-intensive.Soils: Combination deep black clay loam and rolling sandy.Extension budget for Oregon grass seed crops.Several other high-value crops (such as peppermint) are grown in rotation with the grass crops. Securing production contracts is a necessity for seed crops, and water availability is an ongoing risk. Fertilizer, chemicals, irrigation: $202Ĭautions: This area has the perfect climate for growing all kinds of grass seeds (cool, damp winters, dry summers).Crops: Wheat, grass seed, potatoes, peppermintīudget to grow Kentucky Bluegrass seed Costs/acre.Extension budget for North Dakota sugar beets.Several high-value crops (potato and edible beans) do well here and are options, along with corn, soybeans, and small grains. Crops: Grains, beans, potatoes, sugar beetsĬautions: Weather, markets, foreign competition, and politics all present risks for sugar crops.Extension budgets for alfalfa (Colorado).With irrigation, several alternative cropping options are available, including corn and small grains. Soils: Fine sandy loam, gentle slopes Rainfall: 14 inches/yearĬautions: Nontillable acres and water availability can limit production potential, and markets have to be pursued.Where: Niobrara and surrounding counties.Farms here are never 100% tillable they are well-suited to livestock grazing for nontillable acres. There is borderline double-crop potential. Rainfall: 37 inches/yearĬautions: Weather and markets are ongoing risks in this nonirrigated area. Soils: Gently sloping silty clay loam.Where: Decatur and surrounding counties.There’s also a market in this area for high-value vegetables. Newer dairies in the region present market potential for silage or other forage crops. Where: Coshocton County and surroundingīudget to grow corn silage for dairy farmsĬautions: Weather and markets are ongoing risks.(Our budget assumes 1.5 pounds per day gains.) Some farms in this area have flat, tillable acres, too. This land is well suited for lush grass and excellent cattle gains up to 2 pounds per day or more, especially when coupled with intensive grazing practices. Marketing, machinery, miscellaneous: $50Ĭautions: There is ongoing risk for markets, weather, and animal health.A 12-month growing season gives many alternate cropping choices, including vegetables.īudget to background steer calves (1 head/acre) Mossy Oak Properties of Texas - Headquarters Division 60 acres960,000 4 beds3 baths4,712 sqft 22728 HWY 206, Cross Plains, TX, 76443, Brown County MOTIVATED SELLER - Exceptional 60 acre ranch with a one of a kind barndominium tucked back into a grove of oak trees. The citrus market may be rebounding, and the general Florida economy is, too. solids: $3,465Ĭautions: Freezing weather, tropical storms, citrus Greening disease (and other diseases) present serious ongoing risks. Interest, insurance, management, labor: $522.Tree replacement and decontamination: $316.Where: Highlands County and surrounding.Extension budgets for Wisconsin vegetables.Some farms here sold on basis of “wet” acres because where irrigation doesn’t reach, production is very limited. Alfalfa can be a very good fallback crop in dairyland so is corn silage. Crops: Pasture, alfalfa, corn, trees, potatoesĬautions: Water availability is a risk, along with access to market contracts for vegetables.Rainfall: 30-34 inches/year, irrigation common.Winter/spring grazing of wheat forage may be one possibility for adding more returns per acre. Read more: America's best farmland bargainsĬautions: Dry weather is always an issue here irrigation is uncommon.Markets Analysis Back to Markets AnalysisĬheck out these deals and get the most bang for your farmland buck!.
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