Commercial Farming Business Overview

The agricultural industry, of which commercial farming is a subset of, is no doubt amongst the leading
industry in most countries of the world. It is the industry that produces food for the populace and raw
materials for industries. Because of the significant role the agriculture sector plays, the government of
most countries ensure that they go all the way to subsidize seedlings, fertilizers, and farming
implements and machinery for farmers, and also encourage entrepreneurs to go into commercial
farming.

There are several business opportunities that are readily available in the agricultural industry and one
good thing about the industry is that there is market for all the produce from the industry. Over the
years, researchers and scientist have been researching on ways to improve crop cultivation especially in
areas where the soil composition and climatic condition does not support the growth of certain crops
(cash crops, food crops et al). So also engineers have been improving on their invention as regards
mechanized (commercial) farming et al.

Statistics also has it that farming (most especially commercial farming) employs more than 24 million
American workers (which is roughly about 17 percent of the total workforce in the United States). For
example; in 2006, the average American commercial farmer grew enough food for about 144 other
people and also in 1940, the average farmer grew food for about 19 other people (which was close to
enough food).

Records has it that in 2007, just 187,816 of the 2.2 million farms in the United States of America
accounted for 63% of sales of agricultural products, marking a trend toward the concentration in
agricultural production. Agricultural efficiency has increased over the past century from 27.5
acres/worker in 1890 to 740 acres/worker in 1990

If you are tinkering with the idea of starting an agriculture industry to generate huge income, then one
of your best bet is to start a commercial farm. Commercial farming is all about mass – cultivation of
crops and rearing animals, fish, and birds, etc. for the sole aim of making profits. In most cases it is
referred to as mechanized farming.

As a matter of fact, with the recent advancement in technology farmers can now comfortably grow
crops in a country where such crops can hardly survive and in places where there are few farming land,
people can make use of the rooftop (basement) of their houses to cultivate crops even for commercial
purposes.

One thing is certain about commercial farming, if you are able to conduct your market research and
feasibility studies; you are more likely not going to struggle to sell your farm produce because there are
always food processing companies and consumers out there who are ready to buy from you.

Lastly, with commercial farming, you can afford to combine crop cultivation and animal husbandry or
you can decide to only special in the cultivation of crops or rearing of animals / birds / fish. The bottom
line is that if you have enough land (space) and you are interested in maximizing commercial farming,
you are sure going to make huge profits from the business.