My wife's colleague, Bobby was kind enough to set me up for a meeting with his uncle who lives in Modesto and has been a long time farmer. I wanted to get some guidance and advice for farm management in general.
- Try to get a single contract with a canning company. Otherwise, you will end up selling some peaches to one canary, some to another, etc.
- To plant almonds, you need to put in the order for almond trees well
in advance. If you do that, they will give you 10% discount in price.
- Maintaining almond farm is simpler. You can manage by yourself and having one person at the property.
- Adverting in Modesto Bee for farm managers/contractors is not a bad idea unless you can get some candidates via referrals.
- Peach farming is not as easy as almond farming. Pruning, thinning costs add up. Needs a lot of manual labor to do all activities thru peach picking.
- Try to get a single contract with a canning company. Otherwise, you will end up selling some peaches to one canary, some to another, etc.
- To plant almonds, you need to put in the order for almond trees well
in advance. If you do that, they will give you 10% discount in price.
- Maintaining almond farm is simpler. You can manage by yourself and having one person at the property.
- Adverting in Modesto Bee for farm managers/contractors is not a bad idea unless you can get some candidates via referrals.
- Educating myself by attending information sessions conducted by Stanislaus Agriculture Commision is a great idea. Even, I should attempt to clear exams and get a Pesticide Applicator License. This would save money.
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