Farming full-time for income
Updated May 27, 2026
Seeking
- 101+ Total acres
- 101+ Acres of cropland or tillable land
- 101+ Acres of pasture
- 101+ Acres of hayland
Desired locations
Looking for a peach orchard, pecan grove, or dairy farm
Plan
We have a regenerative pecan farm in TX. We grew up on beef ranches in TX and MT. We have an ice cream company and want to control inputs.
We are interested in expanding our pecan operations, producing frozen peaches, and various dairy products.
Desired infrastructure
Equipment and infrastructure details
Obviously everything can be built. Size really varies with whether we are doing a small u-pick peach operation with an ice cream shop, or running 160+ dairy cows.
Preferred type of opportunity
Opportunity details
We are looking for a small homestead/peach orchard to make into a small homestead/ice cream shop location, as well as larger places for use as a dairy farm, or small layer operation.
Desired farming practices
Practices details
We will be a regenerative operation. We are big fans of Gabe Brown, etc.
I've done some limited experimentation with aerobic composting - if practical, we would do that as well.
I want to do some chicken tractors/deep litter coops, but mostly for home use. (We would need about 6000 layers, for work, and that seems like an awkward size.)
If we find a dairy farm, we would be robotic. A friend has a farm worked to keep cow stress at a minimal level, and it has benefitted his solids production.
Production goals
Goals details
We have a few different goals. I'd like to find a peach orchard, to live on. We need one for work, and I'd also want chickens, bees, etc on that.
If we can make it practical, we could use about 6000 layers for work, and I'd like to do capon production.
We would need about 130 head of dairy cows to keep up with work. Again, that's a different operation - we would buy the farm, and try to hire a young farmer to operate it.
Farm experience
Years of experience
6 total years of experience
6 years employed as a worker (non-manager)
2 years as a manager
Education, training, and employment experience
Experience details
Undergrad in Biochemistry and dairy science.