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Hi l live in Pickerington Oh. I have couple acre of farm land but unfortunately I have almost no idea of doing modern farming. I work full time at OSU...
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Asked May 29, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Hi l live in Pickerington Oh. I have couple acre of farm land but unfortunately I have almost no idea of doing modern farming. I work full time at OSU main hospital and strong side hobby of doing farming too. Right of now I’m planting almost every vegetables but not generating revenue. Please I need a help, so I will be successful in future.
Fairfield County Ohio
Expert Response
Thank you for your question to Ask a Master Gardener Volunteer with eXtension.
I am attaching the following Ohio State Publications to help you with your farming questions and related future success.
This first one discusses Ohio farm trends for small farms like yours to larger ones. As you can see from the following publication, farming is very diverse. It also, has the link to the PDF publication (the second listed website) which addresses in-depth farm related issues.
I suggest you download it and take a good look thru all the varied information it contains to get a clearer picture of farming trends in Ohio and how you can benefit from all your hard work.
https://senr.osu.edu/ohiofarmtrends
https://extensionpubs.osu.edu/content/sample/e973.pdf
I am also attaching the following link from Oregon State University which shows a small farm business plan.
https://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sites/agscid7/files/smallfarms/interval_farm_business_plan_sample.pdf
Best of luck to you in your farming pursuit.
I am attaching the following Ohio State Publications to help you with your farming questions and related future success.
This first one discusses Ohio farm trends for small farms like yours to larger ones. As you can see from the following publication, farming is very diverse. It also, has the link to the PDF publication (the second listed website) which addresses in-depth farm related issues.
I suggest you download it and take a good look thru all the varied information it contains to get a clearer picture of farming trends in Ohio and how you can benefit from all your hard work.
https://senr.osu.edu/ohiofarmtrends
https://extensionpubs.osu.edu/content/sample/e973.pdf
I am also attaching the following link from Oregon State University which shows a small farm business plan.
https://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sites/agscid7/files/smallfarms/interval_farm_business_plan_sample.pdf
Best of luck to you in your farming pursuit.
