Guest guest Posted November 20, 2002 Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 I am now putting together the ISCOWP newsletter and found this from Madhava Gosh on equipment back in the conference's July discussions. DO NOT BUY NEW EQUIPMENT. The steady contraction of the number of farms in the US means that there is always an auction somewhere, and if you are patient, you should be able to get everything you need for 25-50% of new cost. Get your wish list immediately, run it by some farmers in your local area, then find out where the farm auctions are listed in your part of the country. As these capitalization expenses are major part of production, if you do not start breeding until they are in place, you will really limit your operating expenses, not having to pay down loans and interest on those loans. Or you could offer large donors milk as part of a compensation package for the donation, if they live close by. I'm sure you already have that as part of your plan :-) If you have a 501©3 that could accept donations of older equipment, and then they could lease the equipment to the dairy operation in exchange for maintaining old cows, you may be able to place ads in dairy publications and get donations of equipment from conventional farmers who are upgrading to bigger equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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