Steve Earp

Executive Manager Needing to Return to My Roots (Literally)

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Location:

  • West
    • Alleghany
    • Ashe
    • Avery
    • Buncombe
    • Burke
    • Caldwell
    • Cherokee
    • Clay
    • Graham
    • Haywood
    • Henderson
    • Jackson
    • Macon
    • Madison
    • McDowell
    • Mitchell
    • Polk
    • Rutherford
    • Swain
    • Transylvania
    • Watauga
    • Wilkes
    • Yancey
  • South Central
    • Alexander
    • Anson
    • Cabarrus
    • Catawba
    • Cleveland
    • Cumberland
    • Gaston
    • Harnett
    • Hoke
    • Iredell
    • Lee
    • Lincoln
    • Mecklenburg
    • Montgomery
    • Moore
    • Richmond
    • Rowan
    • Scotland
    • Stanly
    • Union

Total acres 100.0

Acres of pasture 100.0

Looking for the following:

Type of opportunity:

Sale (Owner Financed), Lease (5+ Years), Lease with Option to Buy. More info: I am looking for a family farm to develop a cattle farm. I intend to use an intensive prescribed grazing system. I will use the best practices as prescribed by the Natural Resources Commission and the NCSU Ag Ext. My goal and business plan is for this to be a money making operation within three years, thus requiring a ten year or longer lease to return my investments in fertilizers, fencing, weed control, etc.

Equipment & infrastructure:

Barn, Fencing, Well / Pond / Other water source, Livestock facilities, Farmer housing, Farm equipment. More info: Equipment is not required, but would be great if a tractor, brush hog, and a few basic implements were available.

Qualifications and goals:

Previous farming experience:

Volunteer, Employee

Number of years experience:

40

Other qualifications:

Academic degree in agriculture or related field. More info: 30 plus years in textile plant management, a Bachelor of Science degree and an MBA. I have volunteered with local farming friends since I was a child. Helping to bale hay, move cattle, fence pastures, birth calves, and make molasses.

Production goals:

Cattle (Dairy/Beef), Hay or pasture.