I am trying to view our farm operations on day to day basis, as strategically as possible. Corn and palays are good seasonal crops that we can rotate on quarterly basis, but the amount of work and sustaining capitals needed are just too much too. These produce revenues quarterly, but since we have to replant all over again, are sunk in again over and over into the operations.
Tree planting for long term gain is something i have in my mind. We have a farm that is for longterm use, its availability will always be there. Fruit trees will always have markets, and the management does not seem to be as heavy and hurried as managing quarterly crops such as palays and corn. With our penchant for husbanding animals today like our free range chickens, mestiso goats, ducks, and more animals in the future, the land beneath the trees may be ideal for our operations more than the palays and corns. The fruit trees must complement our existing coconut trees, and we are replanting more of these too. We are now trying to produce in greater volumes earthworms for feeds and compost making, and the shades beneath the trees are ideal for these.
The direction by which the farm is to move is just out there. We shall consider this well.
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