I'm open to finding creative ways to keep future cattle production away from big corporations, though I know that it may be a pipe dream.

The first question I have:

1) Where would the land be bought? 75K per 25 investors is under $2 million. Even at 10K an acre that most decent pastures are gonna cost these days, that's less than 200 acres. I think you may be underestimating the biggest market barrier to cattle production - the land cost.

If you're looking at 400 acres or less, your carrying capacity probably won't exceed 100 adults. You wouldn't need even a quarter of 625K worth of cattle to stock that acreage with above average genetics. I can see fencing and facilities adding up quickly and getting close to that 625K depending on the land you acquire, but a turnkey ranch property could be stocked for much lower than 25% of the initial investment.


Edit - or were you thinking of a lease model for acquiring the land? Even that would come with its own set of challenges and I believe the way land sales are trending that cattle leases will die off significantly in the coming years.

CS78 said:

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I'm cautiously interested. Too poor to PM. Please email cwscott at tamu edu.

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OP asks for 100 grand, respondent claims to be too poor for $5/month service.

Sea Speed said:

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CS78 said:

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I'm cautiously interested. Too poor to PM. Please email cwscott at tamu edu.

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OP asks for 100 grand, respondent claims to be too poor for $5/month service.

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Poor/ cheap, what's the difference?

In reality, I got scolded and banned for a post I made after the election and decided I didn't need the paid membership any longer.

It was just a joke buddy. I knew exactly what you meant.