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But Dave, How many of your 'members' started farming with 100% financing?
Back in '74, I had an old bucket tractor and 2 Jersey cows. I decided to
leave the University nonsense and farm, so by April of '75, I had adequate,
but used, crop machinery, a rented farm and 57 Jerseys, and a monthly
payment. Carol and I started looking for our own farm in '77, and purchased
what is now Amity Farm in '78. Our 'lenders' simply became 'owners' of this
show, I got 100% financing, and it's worked. Ownership came back to Dick and
Carol about 16 yrs ago--a reflection of positive thoughts from our lenders.
But Folks, the best part?---it's been an exciting change of life for two
city kids from Boston. Dick
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From: "Dave Forgey" <forgraze@carrollnet.org>
To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
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> Dick,
> I suggest you become involved in a group that cause you to challenge
> your way of thinking about how you operate your farm as well as it's
> financial performance.
> I am a member of a group that will be meeting in your state in early
> July at Gary Burley's farm. Attendance for guests is by invitation only
> but I will strongly suggest to Gary that he invite you. We all keep farm
> financial records on the Cornell DFBS which I assume you are referring
> to as well. We meet at least three times a year on a members farm to
> review a farms practices and search out their strengths and weaknesses.
> I am not aware that we have ever refused a dairyman to visit the group
> and many have decided to join.
> In a recent post Dave G. related that he was leaving the dairy industry
> because his ROI wasn't high enough to allow for expansion. The groups
> range of ROI dropping the one highest and one lowest for each year was
> 2004 5.28% to 15.81% . 2003 a tough year -1.19% to 7.28%. 2002 also
> tough -4.69% to 4.93%. 2001 6.96% to 14.02%. 2000 -3.02% to 12.42%. As
> you can see good years help but I can tell you that all members are
> gaining from their own, as well as experience from others. Sharing
> numbers is a requirement and that is hard for some people to do but it's
> the best way to see potential improvement. I can assure you that folks
> with the lowest ROI don't stay there but move up as new members join who
> then do the same.
> Dave Forgey
>
>
> Dave, Let me expand on the 'trips' to Amity Farm. From a student from
> Cornell--'Mr Conklin, you and Carol are the healthiest '50-'60 folks
> I've ever seen'! Then we move on--all get to see and understand our farm
> strategy, our genetic success(3 bulls in AI), but then, get to look at
> the yearly financial computer print-outs of our financial trip over the
> past 30 years. The faculty advisor of one group assured me--'You and
> Carol are definitely going to heaven!' Wonderful, intelligent kids,
> Dave. How do we get them to FARM? Dick Conklin Amity Farm Ft.Ann,NY
>
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