hi Mike, Are you going to raise; live stock?, garden? They have water shortage in many places to the west. Your looking in the high dollar area's. There are much more reasonable properties.

I can only tell about NY, There are lots of farms here very cheap to buy, like $30,000 for about 8 acres. They are older homes so the taxes arent much. There is money to be made easily. Yet the towns are small, like population 600. The people are great too, excellent schools. Winters can be cold, but it kills the bugs off. Our soil is like black gold, rainfall perfect.

Where you go is dependent on what you plan to do when you get there.
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I plan to do both. Like I said I'm still young and don't have a plan set in stone, but I would like to both grow crops and raise livestock. New York actually may be nice because I would still be somewhat close to my folks at home. Are there any specific areas there you would recommend?

I've heard that TN is a great place b/c they're pretty lenient on building codes in general, pretty good soil, you can grow almost year round if not actually year round, and lots of rural land available. Rivers as well and low population density. Definitely worth checking out.

Walla Walla Washington of course! there are plenty of places, land, lots, and area here!

I'm thinking upstate New York. It is pristine up there. Very friendly people. The soil should be great without adding anything altho that would help things grow better. It seems like a great area to live. Low crime, no traffic, etc. Fresh air. God's country!

I think TN would fit the bill for you. If you own more than 15 acres, there is no property tax on the land and the property taxes on your home are one of the lowest states. (Investment and sales taxes are higher though.)

It has four seasons but winter is much shorter than you are used to.

I sold a bunch of 10 acre parcels in 2007 for 8-9k each in Central Nebraska. Rain can be short at times, but ground water is Nebraska's strong suit. Windier here than you would be used to and probably colder. Lots less people. Nebraska has more cows than people.

Did you buy your land yet?

go much father west. there was a good reason my great great grandmother walked from st Louis to the Willamette valley in 1850. mild winter but cold enough to kill the pests. warm enough to grow almost anything. no sales tax but has income tax. look south of Salem

What bugs get killed off in your cold winters? The year round growing season

In southeast Texas is great. you can have greens all winter. Watermelons on

The 4th of July. Check the growing charts you plant your garden twice a year.

Your chickens eat the bugs.

Dear Friends,

I am not a US citizen but i`m looking to buy some farm land would want to spend my life post retirement(which is 5 yrs from now) farming. I have few questions, any help is greatly appriciated.

1. can a non US citizen buy farm land. whould I be eligible for some visa ?

2. which states should I be looking at in buying my proprty

3. considering that I have very little knowledge in farming, any additional helpul information would be great.

Why don't you want to be a citizen?

We moved from northern IL to SW Tennessee in Jan. We bought 13 acres and the soil is fairly good but needs to be worked since it never has been. As far as bugs go, it is July and we have yet to see a mosquito. We had man-eating ones in IL. Also, in IL, Japanese Beetles were a major problem and so far I have not seen those either. The Amish farms sure are flourishing so the soil is suitable for crops if you want to work.

Do you live in a small town? How cold does it get there in the winter?

I've lived in Michigan, Louisiana,Texas, and now kentucky and still waiting to see a bug kill off from cold weather

Good luck with that. We don't get that here in Georgia. You need to till your soil in the fall to disturb them from wintering over.

I would like to build a farm as well. As my income as well as my love nature and being outside of town. Did you ever make that farm?

Florida maned New Yorker looking 3-4 acres to have a private homes maybe a farm

suggestions in United States Not that cold weather 530bmw@live.com lmk

Anywhere u want, ha-ha :)

It is best to choose the land where it is most fertile, and the climate is suitable. To find out this information, now everything is written on the Internet, where it is best to buy land and at what price. Yes, a friend of mine had land in New Jersey and sold it very dearly. And I bought a new apartment in the city... Recently I came across an article about Angus embryos for sale. And I was stunned when I learned that many farmers now buy animal embryos and grow them on their farms. I've never heard of it. Do many people already raise their own cattle in this way?