What Nobody is Telling You about Starting Your Own Farm, STRESS! $$$$

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Folks...if you're curious about Factor...Use code STONEYRIDGEFARMER50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3ZtZTA3 ! It's delicious!! I wouldn't share it with ya if I didn't think it was great!

[@bronco797]

Financially you spent a bunch but the rural life style is rewarding. I could have had the huge subdivision home but I chose the land and the freedom..

[@willems3acrefarmstead]

Great video! It reminds me of a saying that my dad used to say: it takes money to make money, which is so true. It takes time to prepare and build your dream before you finally get to reap the awards of your hard work.

[@farmyourbackyard2023]

Having water before having cattle is a great idea. Thanks!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

you'd be surprised at how many folks have the livestock on the trailer but have no fence, water or setup for raising them. I'd say 90% of folks starting out don't prepare and learn some hard lessons within the first year....we learned the hard way with goats early on

[@jtc1947]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Hi Josh, sounds like the goats really weren't worth the time and trouble? Or did they prove useful in ANY way?

[@WillMasters]

Excellent!

[@keithturner9457]

Great video. People need to hear these kinds of facts more often from people like you they admire on YT, and social media in general. So many love the farom/homestead concept and what they see here... but it's easy to convince oneself you'll be able to achieve the outcome with out the real input. Every time I watch one of you videos I find myself wondering how on earth you ever have time to complete any projects with all the time consuming, quality video production!!! Yet somehow you do... and we thank you for it! :-)

[@charlesvaughn6815]

thanks for the information. great video as usual. have a great day

[@JohnTalbot-k6xi]

Real Farming is a serious Business these days; not a Hobby. The Business consists of several independent stand-alone 'Operations' that add value -Like social media, personal product advertising, equipment demonstrations …. It all works together takes time and planning. Best Wishes

[@fjsotopr]

He aint lying !!! This is hard AF ! Extremely rewarding though ....... Personally Im on my 4th year and hes spot on in regards to cost and estimated time on your return on investment.

[@jeffeubanks370]

Down to earth talk. I’ve been reading a lot about the South Pole cattle. Sounds like a great breed to have. I hope to parlay my little 5 acres into something a little bigger someday, in hopes of passing it on to my kids. I really enjoy your channel and all the knowledge you share with us

[@andyhead564]

Excellent presentation it’s the truth but it’s also very rewarding Great job !!!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thank you kindly!

[@chrisowen5497]

It’s sad to hear it out loud, but what you said about the costs is very true! You pour in the money to get the farm going, then take the rest of your life paying it off. It’s still better than working a regular dead end job, at least to me.

[@andrewgraeme8429]

"Mootastic!" Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!😱 Never mind, keep on trucken' and greetings from Scotland.

[@mileydisfunes4120]

Thanks for all your advice…very true every single thing you r saying …n today economy is even more expensive….I only have 5.1 acres n believe me…it’s expensive….but very rewarding….🎉❤️

[@Flyfish325]

Much respect for a beef producer doing it right! How are your soil phosphorus levels from the cow manure fertilizer?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

coming up for sure....using the free choice mineral feeders has really helped

[@justinauman5438]

Josh you hit the nail on the head when you said farm fresh it way better than store beef the color the texture and taste all better farm fresh

[@isaiahraimondo6083]

I used to raise fully grass fed, I started adding in a small amount of grain (brewers grain) and it sky rocketed the flavor, you can work in grain and not have problems.

[@jtc1947]

I don't know squat about farming, so what is "brewers grain" ? Are there any down sides? When you say "small amount" can You be specific? How much per cow per day etc? Puh-Leeeze & Thank you.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

google! Get on that google machine and look at "spent grain" it's a biproduct of beer production. Again...it's still grain and we're not feeding it at the moment on our farm

[@jtc1947]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Hi Josh, I had no idea about the "BREWER'S GRAIN mess! many thanks for ENLIGHTENMENT!

[@ivansharp6054]

Good Morning Josh!!😊

[@ShortbusMooner]

Bless you for your commitment!! 🙏🏻💪🙏🏻

[@pfzpayam]

Hey Josh, love the new series of video about new to farming. Would love to hear your opinion about what equipment would you recommend first to buy, how much hp trator needed for new new farmers like my self. We have so much in common, my wife and I nurses in Australia and bought our farm 6 months ago and start to build our dream and we have no background in farming and learning along the way! But the different is, our farm is quote fully established by previous owner but still plenty jobs to do. keepup the good work and I hope one day I can retired from nursing and only work in my farm like you .

[@highbrass0]

Morning Josh @stoneyridgedarmer, I know it might be a little early for this but I’ll ask anyway. How much are you planning to sell you beef for? Do you sell by the whole or half cow? What is your ETA for sales to start? And finally, can we put a down payment lock on a larger piece of beef (whole/half/quarter cow)?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

so, we're currently selling by the lb locally, and we'll start shipping beef early next month all over the country. I've been working through the shipping process and setting up commercial UPS accounts, Dry Ice service, boxes, labels, shipping dates and all that. It's coming, if you're local you can email me. We're currently not selling 1/2, whole or quarter beefs because of limited stock

[@johnsadler8637]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmerYou’re already selling beef? I’ve been waiting to hear that. Where can we see details?

[@gingin21jr]

Morning Josh

[@williamhanna5224]

Excellent !

[@martasarber7133]

I asked earlier of your location but I found it in your discription.

[@lovelylisawarriorqueen7923]

It's been so nice following the development over the years and watching the grass get green, the cows having babies, the beautiful fencing, ect, ect. Question: How are the little trees you planted doing?

[@charleswise5570]

We need more of this, as a country! Thinking what makes sense. Not making the elite even wealthier, at the price of our health.

[@terresiagregg9326]

Awesome video Josh the farm n. Cows looks awesome

[@minnickfamilyfarm]

So acreage, cattle, barns, equipment, fencing, labor, seed, vehicles your what about $1M in? This isn’t realistic for a first generations farm. Debt is high but the persona is great.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I wholeheartedly disagree with you. The average single family home now costs over $400k....we live in a modest home and are building a farm...the shop barndo building is the most expensive part....but keeping up with the Jone's isn't our priority ...the farm is the priority...and working debt free is also. You can do everything I've done here...but ya can't do it with no in your heart my friend. Find a way....follow your dreams!

[@jtc1947]

Hi Josh, You are telling it straight! i saw a YT vid not too long ago where a doctor was talking about some specific foods and what went in them. I thought that I was taking CHEMISTRY AGAIN from all the NON-FOOD stuff HE was talking about! Read the labels on what You are buying folks!

[@grouchoglobe]

Spot on water water a lot of capital as 3 years from conception until hamburger. Long term it's about the capital gain on the investment

[@stansonhorton2774]

We build fence full time in southern TN for around 1.75 per ft labor . Maybe we should raise our prices some the work load stays overwhelming most of the time!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep....you are absolutely undercutting yourself my friend

[@midwayfarms]

Good video

[@dalebargen]

Win the lottery. Farm til it’s gone.

[@raj_kumar0]

🤣

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol.....so funny how the lottery always gets mentioned in these vids discussing finance.....it saddens me to go to the corner store on friday and watch folks waste their hard earned money on lottery tickets and video poker games. The other sad thing is that Ceasers is actually building a huge casino in a town about 30 mins from me to take advantage of the poorest people dreaming of hitting it big. Sad

[@johnsadler8637]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmerYeah, that casino is only about 10 minutes from me. I’m not optimistic on its effect nearby.

[@FarmallFanatic]

About 2 weeks

[@brianhillis3701]

​@@johnsadler8637Cassinos rarely help the local community. Gambling is the price you pay for being bad at math.

[@philwhite5815]

Just received my AG 1 today. I ll try it tomorrow,if I can contain myself

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Have fun!

[@philwhite5815]

I just had my AG1. It's delicious!!!!!😋

[@taurota1554]

awesome and outstanding

[@jboogie512]

@stonyridgefarmer did you have a smaller farm prior to purchasing this current one? If so how big did you start off with?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Purchased 60 acres here, then purchased neighboring properties over the next couple years as they came for sale...had an "urban farm" on about 1/3 of an acre before this

[@jboogie512]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer that’s awesome. Thank you for replying.

[@maddmaxx6730]

I remember when you first started clearing the timber.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

we've come so far...and brother stress has been up lately too!

[@maddmaxx6730]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I hear ya, I’m a left leg AK amputee and I just bought a shirt that says “Nobody Cares, Work Harder” I’m rooting for you guys, Wooooooo !!!

[@carloloturco1659]

Grass Fed Beef High In Omega 3 Grain Fed High In Omega 6

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

grass fed natural, grain fed GMO feed lot garbage in my humble opinion my brother.....once you start eating high quality non-feed lot beef from a farm like this...you'll never go back! Other beef will taste "wrong"

[@fjsotopr]

AMEN !@@StoneyRidgeFarmer

[@martasarber7133]

Hi Josh, really enjoy the content of your videos. When will you be shipping meat? If not where are you located?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I'm currently going through some gov't hurdles on that....hopefully soon. I'm in NC

[@martasarber7133]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Oh, I pray that it will be in your favor. I am surrounded by many owners of cattle but none sell beef or milk. Very sad about that. Thank you for sharing your cows with me. I love watching the cows enjoy sunshine and great grass. 🤗

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I sell locally, I just can't ship it

[@martasarber7133]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer thank you for your response. Have a blessed day.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

Instead of building a bigger operation I’d like to go as small as possible. Keep the acreage way down, two mini jerseys for milk, easy-to-care-for chickens for eggs and meat, no-till garden for produce, mini orchard for fruit, as few expensive machines as possible, keep expenses down to a minimum, forget about expensive toys cars etc…. I’d like to get money out of the picture as much as possible. I can imagine getting so self-sufficient and getting expenses down so low that property taxes and fuel are the only real monetary expenses you need to worry about. I guess the Amish do it but they require a whole community to keep it going. I dunno, I just don’t like turning a farm into a business. I’d just like to live and work without getting money involved

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

mini cow....waste of money my friend....you simply have to spend money on infrastructure, not that could be a sawmill to cut your lumber and build your dream....plant a fruit tree and get fruit in 10 years....tractors and trucks are a necessity and my take on a mini cow is just as much work, just as much fencing and 1/4 the return. I'd love to have a milk cow on the farm, but that means milking 2 times per day...why go to the trouble of milking a mini cow and getting a half gallon or less per day v/s just having a dairy cow.....money sucks! I get it....and living off the land is great....so spend the money, get set up right and then live off the land my friend. That's why you see me spending it upfront v/s scraping by and making it harder on myself

[@yeboscrebo4451]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I dunno, a mini Jersey or two would provide waaay more milk than I’d drink every day so why would I need anything more? I don’t need a herd to make money to buy food when I can drink the food right off the teat and keep the tax man out of things. Sawmill is a great idea. Most fruit trees where I live in California produce in less than five years. I just see so many people with more space than they need which requires more and bigger machines. Then they need to spend more money on more shop space and tools to maintain the machines… it’s just a treadmill that never ends. If I can keep things as simple as possible and as small-scale as possible…. It just seems so much more appealing to me.

[@scottsmith6846]

Hey Josh thank you for the video I enjoyed it and I think that's the girls agreed to woo

[@keylargo2001]

How ofter will you be changing out the bull to eliminate inbreeding?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

in our industry...it's called "line breeding" and it's common practice, both in livestock and in wildlife. The big buck with the best genetics breeds back his does...whether it's his daughter or not. That being said, we stray from inbreeding, but line breeding to get good genetics is common practice, it's not like primates (humans, monkeys)

[@melaniekeen3611]

Farming isn't for the weak! Josh you are no sloucher

[@lonnieclifton3883]

Josh I ordered some Factor food

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I think you'll love it....I do...and I'm always on the go

[@michaelblum6222]

Only if I was 30 years younger

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol...sorry man...she's mind bhahhaha

[@michaelblum6222]

I ment to buy a farm, but I like your thinking lol.@@StoneyRidgeFarmer

[@petermavus4131]

Your solving that

[@jeremiehoug2837]

How to start a farm. Step one win the lottery. Step two by farm. Step three start KZbin channel. Step four start side hustles. Step 5 lose all the lottery money starting the farm but keep growing all your different businesses. For everyone else be born into it or work for a farmer or work 40 hours+ at a off farm job and have a "very" small farm.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

not sure what you're saying, but yes...hard work, smart work and dedication makes success...not the lottery...success doesn't just come from luck my friend....hard work pays off

[@WillMasters]

Good information. How did you pay for it?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Saved for years, worked in the hospital and now I run a farm and social media biz

[@davidmack7018]

Best to you Josh Next vocal cow gets named Loud Mouth Cow like that drink flavoring Loud Mouth lime good name laughing Maybe one of Mona's offspring Best to you Josh centering in on great beef insulative packaging, like it God direct your path give you package price favor.

[@Dunlap-uj5zl]

👍

[@brockstar1311]

homesteading is expensive.... really expensive.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

you can go on the cheap homesteading...but not building a farm

[@Saviour3]

Remarkable! And you did all this from your wife's income and savings when you were employed or is Elon underwriting this endeavor?! You're a Blessed man Josh, surely a Blessed man of our Good Father God!!! I'd have my nose in the carpet every night thanking our Father of Lights!!! Of course I'm speaking of our Christian God

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

insulting my hard work in the begining of the comment...then blessing god in the end...you must be from the south

[@rossnolan2883]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@jamesjessee4064]

❤️👍🙋‍♂️

[@overwatch2671]

Eat carnivore josh instead of that processed food, dude

[@Saviour3]

Filet mignon, that's all I'm interested in ... do you offer a box of only filet mignon yet?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol....I have a great friend and neighbor that only wants filet minion.....the only cut of meat that we get less of is organ meat. Filet is great...but the best cuts are not the filet in a grass fed cow...so much more than just the "fancy" cuts are super delicious

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

👍🏻🇦🇺💯🐑🥩🐄

[@rocket3795]

I only have 6 Acres I like to put five cows call my 6 Acres

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

it's just too much my friend...you'll find your 6 acres turning into a mud hole all winter...start with 2

[@rocket3795]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer thank you for your advice thar make good sense

[@sminer8257]

Who are you going to leave your farm to? No kids?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I can't have children? Ms Stoney Ridge and I are trying to work out our lives together....she's much younger than me

[@peterpax4906]

Broken record ?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

manners?

[@tomvitola9926]

Who doesn’t like to create a broken record?

[@GenuineBang]

We see enough ads, love your channel but I will never buy factor since it ruined the beginning of this video…

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I understand....however maybe you don't understand the countless hours of work that it takes to create, film, edit and produce the content here my friend. We are totally dependent on income from the farm and social media...that's 100%. I wouldn't dare share a product with ya that I don't think is valuable and worthwhile. This is how I'm able to afford to spend over 80 hours a week filming, editing and farming and teaching folks about the reality of farming. I get it, but I also think a little understanding from folks is appropriate. What I do feeds 2 hard working American families.....a little understanding might be a good way to show you're support for all the valuable and entertaining info that I bring to ya my friend.

[@jeffandhisdogs]

Bro let the man make a living, come on!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I try to help them understand what's going on first...then if they're rude...it's on them right?

[@WayneT51]

G'day mate, well explained.👍 I grew up on a dairy farm in South Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. People, especially city people, have no idea what's involved in setting up and running a farm.🦘🇦🇺