The most important factor in determining the profitability of an orchard is the price received for the fruit. This was take home message at IFTA meeting in Pasco,WA a couple of weeks ago, and one that I've always maintained. It's simple. Do your budgets with $10 bushel price vs $50 bushel and see what happens!
Mo Tougas Tougas Family Farm On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Jerome Frecon <[email protected]>wrote: > This pdf on the crop alternatives site may help you with a small orchard. > ON our state you cannot have a profitable peach orchard if you buying land > for more than $8,000 per acre. > > http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/Publications/peachprod.pdf > > > > Jerome L. "Jerry" Frecon > Agricultural Agent I (Professor 1) > Gloucester County Extension Department Head > Cooperative Extension, Gloucester County > 1200 North Delsea Drive, Clayton, N.J. 08312 > Phone 856 307-6450 Ext 1 Fax 856 307-6476 > http://gloucester.njaes.rutgers.edu > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark > Angermayer > Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 11:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [apple-crop] Peach orchard > > We currently have what I call a micro orchard of mostly peaches. The > planting is on basically 3/4 of an acre. I sell part time to a farmers > market and at roadside. Demand is excellent in this area for local > peaches. > Farmer's markets do a brisk volume and there is only one other peach grower > of any significance in the immediate area. > > We've been looking for some land to start a "real" orchard. We've found > some land for sale that we are considering making an offer on and have some > questions before we do anything. Here are a few for starters. > > In terms of the economics, what is a reasonable price/acre to pay for land > and make a reasonable return selling most the crop retail? > > The land is 7 miles away from my home. Is this too far? Are there others > out there who successfully manage orchards off their home site? What are > some of the problems associated with having an orchard several miles away? > > I'd appreciate any comments in this regard. > > Thanks, > Mark Angermayer > Tubby Fruits > > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > -- Maurice Tougas Tougas Family Farm Northborough,MA 01532 508-450-0844
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