Hi Brian, I am in South Central Ontario. I can tell you the easiest way to become a farmer,is to marry a farmers daughter, but you said you are already married , so go to plan B. Not sure what your plan B will be , as I have no knowledge of your ability or skill set. One thing that you should know and understand , farming is a mature industry . This is not the wide open frontier of 150 years ago. There is at this time , no shortage of any farm commodities , so there is no easy entry point. Unless you have large sums of money , then no problem. I don't think your "back of the envelope " math will hold up under real life conditions with cow calf pairs on 3 acres. 3 acres would be more suited to sheep of goats, in the grazing/browsing , just not enough room for cattle. Cattle would trample and crap on a large percentage of your ground. I don't have any direct answer for you, other than to tell you that if you want to raise cattle , you will need to obtain land that is of little use for cropping , to cut out the cash crop competition for land. And be able to purchase land for less $$. Many folks are looking hard at the clay belt near New Liskard , or near Cochrane. Land prices are also lower in other provinces , but sometimes cost to ship to market can be higher. I started myself into dairy on a rented farm in 1981 , at the age of 20, and everyone told me I wouldn't last out 2 years.Well I proved them wrong, and I have out lasted many that though I would fail , and you could too, but you will have to find a niche market to exploit . What that market would be .... I can't say, but on that small land base , you will need to have some kind of high value direct to market item. Best of luck. Bruce
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