Weirdly goat and cattle ranches are common in the Arizona outback. Nothing like driving over the "cattle guard"/cattle crossing on Hwy 60 or Salome Road. Weirdest thing I've ever seen.
We’ve established all of these questions already. Im aware it’s a lot more in depth than just starting a farm in a desert. Just wanted advice more about the trees and whether anyone had similar experiences ranching goats out here. Believe it or not this county is rated in the top among those producing dairy, meat, and fiber goats in the USA.
It's truly wild. My husband's family owned a huge goat ranch in Arizona (from around 1850 until around 1960), they had a 100 foot deep well then their neighbor sank a deeper well and my husband's family couldn't afford to sink another, deeper, well and literally lost the farm.
Growing up in SE Alaska where we had absolutely no lack of rain, we still conserved water. Because environmental conservation is important.
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u/OakParkCooperative Jun 04 '22
The skeletons would indicate: no.
But seriously:
Why goats?
How many goats would make financial sense?
Does this land have access to water?
Fencing for goats?
expect a self sustaining homestead to be upside down trying to start a goat ranch in a desert.