CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is it like to engage in rural farming?

What is it like to raise livestock in rural areas? In one sentence, 12 words: hard work, dirty and tiring, and difficult to make money; seize opportunities and look far ahead!

There is a saying that if you want to get rich, you can't get rich without hair. However, many people see others getting rich and think they are capable. So they rush into the project without researching it. As a result, they fail in a short time and lose the money they used to start a business!

Over the past decade or so, some people in the southern counties of Lianyungang have started to engage in aquaculture. Because they had vision, they started it long before others paid attention to this project. As a result, it became very successful, and they made a lot of money, completing their mission of making the first pot of gold in life!

For any good project, there are too many people who follow the trend. They are jealous of others’ success. As a result, some people contract fish ponds and start aquaculture, which seems to be very prosperous from the outside.

Who would have thought that in 2020, first there was the virus epidemic, and then the weather was not good, and the temperature just wouldn't rise. Whether it was raising crayfish, whiteleg shrimp, or Macrobrachium rosenbergii, the shrimp feed cost a lot of money, but the shrimp grew slowly and in small numbers. It just so happened that the price was not high this year, so the investment was high, but the loss was huge!

To be honest, people who work in aquaculture have to endure a lot of hardships. They have to go in the water and wind, get up early and go to bed late, and their bodies are all dirty. They have done a lot of work, but God just doesn't help!

However, I have several old friends who have been raising sows many years ago. In their words, when raising pigs, one must also be able to withstand poverty and wealth. When the situation is good, let the sows give birth to two more litters; when the price is not high, let the sows give birth to fewer litters. In any case, the sows cannot have empty litters!

In fact, the conditions and methods of raising pigs nowadays are no longer the same as in the past. In today's sow sty, once a sow is pregnant, it is like serving a queen in the palace!

Especially when the piglets are born, the sows and piglets are taken care of meticulously. Nowadays, the pig pens are built like houses and are not afraid of cold or heat because they are all equipped with air conditioners.

When the sow gives birth to piglets, a family member who raises pigs will have someone sleep next to the sow. No matter day or night, he or she must keep an eye on the sow and the piglets to make sure no accidents happen!

In Lianyungang area, there is a saying that when a person is lucky, even mountains cannot stop him; when a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water will get his teeth stuck. This is absolutely true!

Ten years ago, the price of pigs was very low. Piglets were unlucky. Not only could they not be sold at a good price, but many families came to buy piglets and sold them after paying money. In the end, they were bought by people from the south at a very low price and made into roast suckling pigs!

This is a good time. After the African swine fever, the price of pigs has soared, and the price of piglets has soared. A sow that is just one month old can be sold for four or five thousand yuan. Don't blame those old ladies, who are muttering in their mouths, this is not selling piglets, this is buying golden pigs!

Seeing others making money by raising pigs, some people are excited. Let's raise pigs too. The older generation in my family, I used to raise sows. Although the price of gilts has dropped a lot now, each one is still more than 2,000 yuan!

This is true. Don't blame them for being jealous. A sow can give birth to two and a half litters a year, which are all bright white banknotes!

There are 360 ​​professions, and every profession has its own top talents. There is no hierarchy in professions, and there is a great way to make a fortune! Under the current virus epidemic situation, employment in various places is very severe. Farming in rural areas may be a good way out!

However, this road is not only risky, but also hard and tiring. You must be patient and work hard for a long time. More haste, less speed. If you insist on doing the little things every day, looking far ahead, you can achieve your lifelong goals!

Am I right, my friend? Thank you!

I will answer this question by using my life-long experience in professional breeding. I have been professionally engaged in breeding in rural areas for more than sixty years of my life.

I started beekeeping in the 1960s and was a professional beekeeper for nearly 30 years until the 1980s. During those 30 years, it can be said that beekeeping was the most glorious decades in the history of our country. During those 30 years of beekeeping, I had the same experience as today's entrepreneurs. In the countryside, everyone envied me and I felt that I was superior to others.

At that time, the monthly salary of workers and all government agency staff was only 30 to 40 yuan, and farmers in the production team earned only 100 yuan a year. But my annual net income from beekeeping in the 1960s and 1970s was 5,000 yuan. After the reform and opening up in the 1980s, my annual net income remained between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan, and I was named a model worker at the county and city level and a millionaire.

Because the quality of our country's honey was good during those thirty years, exports were in short supply. In the 1960s and 1970s, honey brought the country a large amount of foreign exchange, and the country also attached great importance to the beekeeping industry.

my country's beekeeping industry has been declining since the late 1980s, and it no longer has the glory of the past 30 years. However, beekeeping is still the preferred occupation for farmers in rural areas. However, due to various reasons regarding the quality of bee products, the beekeeping industry has been in trouble, and many beekeepers have changed their careers and stopped doing it.

I started raising bees and pigs at the same time. In 2000, I thought that pig farming had better economic benefits than bees, so I made pig farming my main business. Pig farming has a cyclical pattern. Economic benefits often go from high tide to low tide, and then from low tide to high tide in a continuous cycle. In general, pig farming is a loss-making and profit-making business. In the end, it is more profitable than the others.

I have also tried raising chickens. The process of raising chickens follows the same cyclical pattern as raising pigs. There are also lows and highs, as well as losses and gains. As long as you keep doing it, the economic benefits will be good.

Animal husbandry has been my life for more than sixty years. Although I am seventy-six years old now, I still insist on beekeeping because it is not a physical job.

In my more than sixty years of professional work in the breeding industry, my personal experience is that breeding is indeed the first choice for farmers. People engaged in breeding will never become extremely rich or have great difficulties in their lives. They will just live a stable life. This is my personal experience in the breeding industry.

What is it like to raise livestock in rural areas?

As a rural farmer born in the 1980s, I used to think about going out to work, thinking that farming in the countryside was too tiring and too difficult. Although I didn’t earn much outside, I did have some savings. However, as my parents got older, I couldn’t take care of them. Although my parents said: As long as you are doing well outside, we will be happy.

But I was still worried, so I decided to go back to the countryside to live with my parents. The countryside also has a vast world, and it is impossible to rely on just a few acres of land to grow crops. I also resolutely joined the breeding army.

In recent years, I have been engaged in breeding in rural areas. Although the scale of breeding is not that large and the investment is relatively small, the bitterness of it can only be understood by those who have engaged in breeding. Let me talk about my breeding experience, which are all my own personal experiences.

I returned to my hometown in 2014. At first, I hadn’t decided what to do in the countryside. I just thought that my parents were getting old, and I could take care of them and work near them. But there were no suitable jobs near home. I wanted to go out again, but seeing that my parents were getting old, I gave up. In the first year, I cultivated the land at home. But I only had about 30,000 to 40,000 yuan left at the end of the year, and I felt that this was not going to work.

It just so happened that some of us had been raising river crabs in rice fields before. Seeing that they could earn 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a year, I thought this project was good. I could stay at home with my parents and earn a lot of money. After I started raising crabs, I realized that raising crabs in rural areas is risky, with low returns and hard work. The most important thing is to have a market.

I also started breeding the following year. My family originally had more than 20 acres of land, and I leased more than 30 acres of land. In the early spring, I put down nets on the land to prevent river crabs from escaping. I did it all by myself. There were machines at that time, but it cost 20 yuan to hire a machine for one acre of land, and I had already invested 30,000 to 40,000 yuan in the early stage. I didn’t have much savings, so I had to do it myself. It took me a week to work on these 50 acres of land, and I was exhausted.

After finishing this, I started to clean the land, plant rice, and support the seedlings. I had to hire people for all this, plus selling crab seedlings and some miscellaneous things, it cost more than 20,000 yuan.

After the crab seedlings are released, they need to be fed. I process the feed myself, using my own corn and soybeans, and send them to the processing plant for processing. There are requirements for this. I don't understand so I ask some friends. After processing the feed, I feed the crabs twice a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. The land for breeding river crabs cannot lack water. If there is a lack of water, water must be pumped out. It can be said to be very tiring. I am busy every day, just thinking about having a good harvest in the fall.

When river crabs came to the swarm in August, I had to go to the fields to watch them. I built a shed in the field and lived in it every night. At the beginning, I was really scared to be alone in the field. It was only after a long time that I felt better.

When it comes to the time to catch river crabs in October, we set the nets at night, take them up in the morning, go home and divide them, but it is very busy.

In the first year of breeding, the price was not so ideal. In addition, I had just started breeding and lacked experience. The yield was also relatively low. I had no sales channels and sold everything to middlemen. The price was kept low. I invested 80,000 to 90,000 yuan and only got a return of more than 70,000 yuan. It can be said that I did not make any money.

But I haven’t put in much less effort than others this year. I even thought about giving up, but looking at my investment, I still feel a little unwilling. The ups and downs of life, the disproportionate amount of effort and reward, have dealt a heavy blow to my confidence.

However, I still insist on breeding, because I firmly believe that hard work will always be rewarded. After these few years, things have gradually improved. I have gained more experience in breeding, and now I have my own sales channels. I don’t have to sell to middlemen, and gradually I can generate revenue every year. Although I don’t make much, only about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan a year, but I am quite satisfied.

My conclusion over the past few years is that if you want to engage in breeding in rural areas, you must persist. Although breeding is risky, the returns are also considerable. You also need to have your own sales channels. Although it is a bit tiring and hard, you must be honest and trustworthy. Only in this way can you get better and better. Don't you have to pay for everything you do?

After I graduated from university, I chose to go back to the countryside to develop my career. I have achieved some success so far (I am the most handsome guy in our village [shy]). Let me first tell you about my experience and then share some of my experience. If you want to go to the countryside to raise livestock, reading this article can help you avoid some detours.

The greatest experience of raising livestock in the countryside is: interesting, able to endure loneliness, able to withstand rumors, able to withstand pressure, and from time to time having to fight wits and courage with an unknown force! To sum it up: free, fulfilling, stressful, and fulfilling. All of this is based on one's own interests and hobbies, not a whim, otherwise it will be difficult to persist. This also includes feelings and emotions. If you just want to make money, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. It can only be said that it is not easy, but it is worth a try for those who are interested. If you want to try, you can continue to read on. [A flash of inspiration][Grinning]

Getting Rich is a good program. I have watched many such programs. I believe that people who have entrepreneurial ideas should have watched it. My experience is that you can just watch it. You can learn how the protagonists in the program solve problems when they encounter them, but don't copy the projects in the program. So how do you choose a project that suits you?

First of all, you have to know what resources you have available. For example, are there mountains? What kind of mountains, how large is the area? Is there water? Can it be used directly? And so on. The more resources that can be integrated and utilized, the lower the initial cost, the less investment, and the less difficulty. Then the fewer difficulties there will be in the early stage, and the less pressure you will naturally have, which means that you are basically halfway to success. I raise fish in the back mountain of my house, so I basically have no pressure.

Secondly, you need to do a good job of market research. This is quite professional and I can't explain it clearly at the moment. In simple terms, you need to make sure that you can sell the product. For example, how is your local market? Is there great potential for future market expansion? How is the space for horizontal and vertical development? And so on.

The characteristic of the humanistic environment in rural areas is that everyone is talking at once. If you can't maintain a good relationship with your neighbors, you will have a hard time getting things done. You can imagine the power relationship here. [呲牙][呲牙][呲牙]

First of all, you need to make sure that your goal is clear and that you have the determination to never give up until you reach it. If not, don't start. There are too many reasons in the countryside for you to give up at any time.

Secondly, you should seek everyone's opinions. It doesn't matter whether they listen or not. The main thing is to tell everyone what you want to do and get their support. There are too many busybodies in the countryside. If you don't greet them in advance, you won't know how you will die. [Smart]

This is my secret to success, I won’t tell it to ordinary people. [Cute]

Here I will skip the details of how to do the project! After all, specific projects need specific analysis, and everyone is welcome to communicate with us.

Why do we need to be able to tell stories?

Everyone knows the story of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising, right? If you don't know, you can open your Chinese textbook and review it. [Cute]

Chen Sheng laid the foundation for his uprising by fabricating stories.

For example, if you tell your story well, you can gain everyone's recognition. As the saying goes, a good salesperson starts by selling himself.

Then, a good entrepreneurial story is also crucial, which can help you get a lot of support and help invisibly.

Finally, give your product a story. The value of a pure product is limited, and the market recognition is also limited. To give a story is to add value to your product, so that the price is higher and it is easier to sell. For example, Lingzhi eggs, ordinary eggs are 0.5 yuan each, and Lingzhi eggs are 2 yuan each and are still in short supply. Therefore, it is necessary to seek the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Second, you need to think about what to raise and how much money you want to invest.

Third, after thinking about the above, start choosing a place and what model you plan to use to raise the fish. If you do, what advantages and disadvantages will this place have for you? You need to consider this clearly.

An unforgettable loss-making experience. After this experience, you will never raise a pig again.

On tenterhooks

Rural breeding is done by elderly people who can no longer do heavy physical work, so they raise pigs, chickens and sheep. The additional subsidies make their living expenses insufficient, and they can exercise their bodies, improve their mentality, and prolong their lives. It is a wonderful thing.

What is it like to farm in the countryside? I can tell you it is a roller coaster experience.

My cousin is a genuine rural person. He used to work outside, but he didn't make any money, so he had to go home to farm. Farming could not supplement the family income, so he had to find another way out.

Later, she came into contact with the breeding industry. She heard that raising pigs was profitable, so she borrowed 200,000 yuan from various sources and started her breeding journey. She raised pigs, white goats and chickens. Because she had no breeding experience, she only broke even in the first year. Later, things gradually improved, and she bought a car! Her family also lived a happy life.

In 2018, the sudden outbreak of swine fever dealt him a huge blow. Just when his situation was getting better, he lost everything again.

But he didn't give up. At the end of 2019, pork prices suddenly soared, making him a lot of money again, and once again reaching the peak of his life. He talked about his career, saying that although it was a bit dirty and tiring, when he saw those lively and active lives, he would sincerely love them! Especially those newborn cubs! Seeing them is like seeing hope!

So his life is really thrilling and dangerous, just like a roller coaster ride.