Farming part-time for income
Updated Sep 16, 2025
Seeking
- 11-50 Total acres
- 11-50 Acres of cropland or tillable land
Desired locations
Hi, my name is Charles (Charlie Ray) Powell. I’m a US Army Veteran farmer who’s going back to his roots.
Plan
See below
Desired infrastructure
Equipment and infrastructure details
I have my own equipment
Preferred type of opportunity
Opportunity details
Lease 1-5 years with possible extensions
Desired farming practices
Practices details
Planting is done in the Spring and harvesting is done in the Fall. Fertilizer and lime is applied at the beginning of the Spring each year. A twenty foot grassland field border is required around the crop land and is to be maintained by mowing once in the Spring and once in the Fall.
Production goals
Goals details
I am under contract to grow a product for five years with a renewable contract. I cannot provide certain information about the product because I am under a non-disclosure order about the product. Everything is perfectly legal. FSA lists the product as Sudan Grass.
I hope to have this farming practice strong enough to pass this down to my son upon my death whenever that may be.
Farm experience
Years of experience
7 total years of experience
7 years employed as a worker (non-manager)
7 years as a manager
Education, training, and employment experience
Experience details
I grew up in a tobacco farm until entering the. Service of my country. After my retirement in 2005 I devoted my time to a few community projects. I decided to follow my youth and start a non-profit farm in 2016 by starting a high tunnel farm. I leased a 25 acre open farm land farm in 2025 which I have a contract with a company for 5 years to grow a crop identified as Sudan Grass with a renewable clause for 5 year increments.