Whats the farmer to do?

[aggr1103]

Farmer Brown has a field, and he has seeds. He used to plant the seeds, tend them , harvest them and sell the grown produce to a guy from the city for $10 a pound. That man would drive out, pick up the products drive them back to the city and sell them for $15 a pound. One of this man clients bought a lot of stuff off the truck and would prepare the goods using a secret recipe and then let them age six to eight months. If properly prepared, he can get as much as $100 for a single pound.

Father Brown gets tired of seeing the end results of his sweat and blood being sold for 1000%

what he is getting for it, when he is the one doing most of the work.

He ventures into the city, takes some photos of the prepared foods selling for $100 a pound and decides that since his goods will eventually sell for $100, he might as well charge $50 now.

Anyone see a flaw in his business plan?

 

This does not mention the governmental farm subsidy the farmer receives. Nor does it mention any insurance claim he may have filed due to any justified crop loss. It also doesn't mention any soil and water conservation benefits for BMPs.

 

It also doesn't mention whether or not the farmer is farming under his name or if he has his farm business set up as an LLC, nor does it mention the farmers diversification plan. If the farmer was just selling one specific crop he was setting himself up to fail. We also don't know if his product was certified organic. If he was selling it at $10 a pound when his neighbors were getting a higher dollar value for their certified organic product, he wasn't doing it right.

 

So I found a few flaws in your story. Correct them and I'll determine his business plan errors.

[Comicopolis]

He forgot to press the seeds.

 

You must assume that all the seeds have already been pressed.

[aggr1103]

You also said the farmer has a field. You didn't clarify whether he owned the field outright, owns the field but still owes the bank, or is renting the field. That's important info to know as well.

[aggr1103]

Also we don't know if Farmer Brown is a minority or female. That opens up alot of contract options with the government for increased revenue.

 

And we don't know if he is GAP certified and how much his certification costs are.

 

And where does Farmer Brown find time to go snooping? If he or she is worth their salt, they have multiple revenue streams brought about by diversification that should keep them busy and leave little time to snoop.

[aggr1103]

Anyone tell what line of work I'm in?

[BarryAllen]

Anyone tell what line of work I'm in?

 

Farming?

[lizards2]

Anyone tell what line of work I'm in?

You would get along famously with my inlaws. They farm potatoes, onions, sugar beets, corn and wheat. They put in their own warehouses and packing shed (over time) for the onions, so now they can store and sell in the winter/spring when prices are up, and they can also run onions for others.

[aggr1103]

Anyone tell what line of work I'm in?

 

Farming?

 

Close - I'm actually an Agricultural Extension Agent with focuses on commercial horticulture, home horticulture, and pesticide education.

 

I did grow up on a farm though. Still live on one actually, but I don't tend it.

[MK Ultra]

Did we ever get an answer here?

[conditionfreak]

Answer is, a multitude of flaws in the original question. Too many unknown factors to give an informed answer.

 

But to sum it up. You can't get blood from a turnip.

[loadstone]

He needs to monopolize for his plan to work. But then Short term inflation drives up the costs of everyone along the chain, investors and speculators seeing the crop increase 500% in value overnight pour in causing a bubble and commoditizing the crop. This pushes price of the end product out of reach and pushes the middleman out of business which stalls distribution and eventually ground floor investors bail causing a collapse of the whole thing.

 

Actually that's a load of , none of that would ever happen. The flaw in his plan is no one would pay $50 for any crop. He should just raise his price a small percentage say, tree fiddy and he would still make more money.

[valiantman]

He should just raise his price a small percentage say, tree fiddy and he would still make more money.

1) Steal underpants

2) ? ? ?

3) Profit!

[jimjum12]

Farmer Brown has a field, and he has seeds. He used to plant the seeds, tend them , harvest them and sell the grown produce to a guy from the city for $10 a pound. That man would drive out, pick up the products drive them back to the city and sell them for $15 a pound. One of this man clients bought a lot of stuff off the truck and would prepare the goods using a secret recipe and then let them age six to eight months. If properly prepared, he can get as much as $100 for a single pound.

Father Brown gets tired of seeing the end results of his sweat and blood being sold for 1000%

what he is getting for it, when he is the one doing most of the work.

He ventures into the city, takes some photos of the prepared foods selling for $100 a pound and decides that since his goods will eventually sell for $100, he might as well charge $50 now.

Anyone see a flaw in his business plan?

 

..... he shouldn't leave his daughter alone while he goes to the city GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u