THE TRUTH! Is the farm going broke? How YouTube Farmers Earn a Living! 

Thanks!

I met another you tuber on a cruise this year, and tried to pick his brain, but the last thing he wanted to talk about was you tube. I appreciate you giving us this rough sketch of how this works. Thank you!

love to watch i am 66 years old and garden .raise chickens and hair sheep but couldnt do a you tube video would not know how to start and too old to try it now ,,,,you do a great job keep it up and thanks much

Came over from your last video and wanted to thank you for the encouragement. Keeping up the hope our channel will continue to grow and are thankful foe big channels like you being open to share the successes you have had. See you soon at TIP.

You are living my dream brother. Especially when you said it is absolute garbage what we get from grocery stores.

While I already knew your income was pretty much social media I really appreciate you putting it out there like that. Lots of people still don’t understand a person can make a living doing that. It’s a new age of entrepreneurship and honestly I don’t see how it can do anything but get bigger and better. So many people are sick of the crap that’s on tv and RU-vid offers sure a wide variety of entertainment no matter what you’re into. Thanks for sharing that!

Thank you I just bought my 7 Acre Farm and plan to start a homesteading channel. This was exactly the information I needed to know I was on the right path

I lost it with the chicken naming at the end😂😂😭 Mike Tyson bahaha. Thanks for all you do Josh! It’s incredible how much value is in the knowledge you share with us folks on a regular basis. God bless! 🇺🇸

That's awesome! Been here since you did the pigs old time processing and don't plan on leaving anytime soon. Farm has come so far since that video it's amazing

Been at it 4 years. 250 subs. Still trying. Enjoy your channel thanks for the work you put into.

My husband and I have been watching you for 2 years now you’re doing great 🎉

Josh - great video. Thanks for being honest and transparent. I have been watching since we added chickens at the outbreak of COVID19. Your channel was one of the first ones that popped up when I did a google search about raising chickens. I even made a few things for the chickens from your videos. Now I just watch to be entertained as well as learning a few things. -Ed.

@Stoney Ridge Farmer its not for the weak! Our farm is thriving over here in Forsyth County. Love the content

A brilliant how-to video on how to start a modern business!

You are a great story teller and this is what you are doing to make a living, well done

Great video!!! Weird that this video was never in my suggestions until a week later, because I've been looking forward to seeing this!

Josh - your words of encouragement are truly inspirational. Thank you and thank you for the insight the working and the understanding on what it takes.

You made my day. I am an RN too. Well done but with stroke. Hopeful to join you soon.

Thank you for sharing your experience and passion. You’ve provided some additional inspiration and possible income streams as we rebuild a homestead. You’re a good teacher and make it enjoyable to watch.

Loved the clip with the water explosion. 🤣 my son and I had watched that video so many times! We laughed endlessly

I’m willing to bet money you would have found away to make the farm work even without social media. Great Job.

This guy is smart and has a great work ethic. Two important qualities that bring success. .

Thanks for the insight. Im pretty much just starting out. Although I have no desire for social media. Unless you're doing it no one really understands it. In the next two years Im hoping to be 100% self sufficient, atleast thats the goal. Thanks to you and other creators it helps to have an idea on how you did something and adapt to my needs. Appreciate everything you share along the way.

Thanks for being up front. Keep up good job.

Josh, You are young and living the American dream. (Turning your dream into a reality on social media). Thank you for letting us tag along in your day to day farmers life.

Bravo! And God bless America!

Thank you for your servant's heart and willingness to put in the work it takes to produce the content for your channel! God bless you and your efforts!

A great video, Josh. The reason that your channel is of interest is because of the breadth of your content. Farming, animals, dogs (and aren't they well trained), tools, tractors, vehicles, cooking, product reviews, trade shows, farm visits, etc. What's not to like? We own just a few acres and don't have an interest in raising animals, but we cut wood, have a garden, use a tractor and chainsaws, log splitters, mowers, string trimmers, etc. Your video on loading string trimmers has saved me a lot of time and frustration. I grew up in the car business, so the cars and trucks are of interest, too. Finally, if you run into another of those $1,000 Corvette deals, let me know.

You’re a good dude. You’ve taught me a lot. Appreciate the positivity you’ve created in this world.

Thanks Josh for your honesty, and generosity of your knowledge…..

Love your enthusiasm and channel content. Thanks for explaining-a fellow air force veteran on a mini farm in Tennessee

it not just making money on selling cows and chickens, it's about saving money by growing your own meat / chickens / eggs/ veg.

Really great job, Josh. A rising tide lifts all ships. Thanks for sharing. -Ed

@Stoney Ridge Farmer WOOOOOOO! I've enjoyed watching you grow. IIRC the first video I saw was when you, your dad, and your naval aviator brother in law bought, scalded, and butchered hogs. (You also hung a drone up in a tree). I had just gotten home from almost three weeks in the ICU at VAMC Bay Pines and you really helped me pass the time as I recovered. I don't skip ads, it just doesn't seem right. Love you Brother. Keep it up.

Congrats Josh on the farm, RU-vid and other social media. I appreciate the content so thank you

Thanks for the info and entertainment you have shared over the years . Glad to see it is helping you reach your dream .

Great video. Thanks for all the time and work you put in glad you are happy i could not do what you do but glad you put out all the great content. Learn a lot of info for the farm. Thanks.

Appreciate your honesty and forthrightness Josh. I’ve been watching you for years. I think reason people have been asking this question for a long time is because people understand you can’t go out and buy 160 acres and spend the kind of money you do (tractors, equipment, watering systems, fences, barns etc) by selling a small amount of cattle. Most of us understood all along that RU-vid and social media was supporting this operation. Don’t get me wrong, you spent tons of time and effort in producing video content and that alone is a full time job alone. I respect you putting out this video and I appreciate your work ethic and entrepreneurship!! Keep living your dream!!

Josh, your vision and dedication / perseverance and hard work are inspirational. You are talented with the videos and the educational content - which has no doubt, impacted many in positive ways! You've earned everything that you have! Great video and thanks for sharing your perspectives!

Good work! As a fellow NC farmer and someone who earns a full time living in agriculture people don't really understand the sacrifice you make to keep a channel like this going. Something stuck out to me, your home! Society today is absolutely not willing to sacrifice to get were they want to go! They want it and want it now! Have to have new big house, new vehicles in driveway etc. Nice work, enjoy the channel!

Glad you are willing to share

This kinda makes me sad. I have no desire to turn my life over to social media. Constantly making videos and trying to come up with content sounds horrible to me. I just want to small-scale farm and garden and thrive without all the other stuff.

Work Smarter Not Harder. I think you cracked the code in the Matrix bro. Coolest part is you shared the code with everyone else. Been fun watching you succeed! Appreciate you brother!!!

love your videos .great content thanks for your hard relentless work .its always good to see some ones success in life tks. will keep watching

I fully understand you i grew up on a farm of a little less acrage everything was natural we grew corn red kidney beans rice lots of pigs and some citrus only the citrus required store bought fertilizer all else was natually done no hybrid corn

Thanks for sharing your life n wisdom

appreciate the transparency. i’ve learned a lot about spending money from your channel, lol. seriously though, has helped me not waste money on the farm on things that don’t work. building a few thousand feet of kentucky 4-board fence right now and staining it with wood defender.

Josh, great video. We have a 40 acre farm in NW Missouri but live in Kansas City. I wish I could have done what you are doing when I was your age but social media didn't exist then. lol I'll be retiring in about 2 years so we'll see what happens then. Keep up the great videos!!

Excellent video

It is called being frugal & hard work

Appreciate the honest review of your farm income, Josh.

Thanks for adding this link again. I had forgotten about it!

My dad and grandfather both taught me how to make a small fortune. To make a small fortune farming, all you need to do is START with a LARGE fortune.

Great Video! It reinforces what I’m doing and inspires me to keep going Thanks for sharing!!!!

Really great job with your content and I love that it’s all working! All the best!

Thanks!

...you already explained this to me personally when I asked (I know , very direct, but hey, I am Dutch...) and I understand...good that you try to revive your land!!!😀

Great video Josh. As a newbie RU-vidr I'm quickly realizing that it is hard. I'm really loving your train of thought with the regenitive farming. I'm impressed with how things are coming along and yes always wondered how you financed it. Keep up the good work and I'll see you on the next one. Scott .

you are smart to do this, i KNOW it's tons of work but when you are investing in your land and your life ,it is a no brainer

Excellent video Josh. Stay safe up there and keep on growing🤠

Great video Josh. I’ve been watching you for several years now and I am a Patreon supporter. I like all the stuff I’ve seen you do and even though I can be a little mouthy sometimes I still continue to watch and I also still hope that R&R buildings can build you the barn dominium that I think you could really really use now. Keep up the good work

Wow. I say you're killing it man. Beautiful place you have. Them cow's look good. Show quality beef there.

You have chased your dreams and succeeded

I been a subscriber since the beginning and appreciate all you share with the world josh 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Awesome video Josh, I watch your video daily. Learn so much! Keep up the hard work

Josh, thanks for the financial information. I never knew until recently just how much the RU-vid payments could be for a successful channel. I also watch a few sailing related channels and saw a supposed breakdown of the monthly YT of the ten most successful channels. The amounts were mind blowing. Your channels video / audio, editing, topics, presentations are always excellent. Always entertaining. Your care for your farm environment and animals is inspiring. Thanks much.

I have found that your videos are very informative. Thank you very much.

Dig the transparency!!

Josh very cool I have been watching you for several years now you to me have been awesome, thank you for the gift of Stargazer frying pan and all our great text and although I haven't met you I regard you as a friend. My prayer are for you your farm and a good wife. God bless you brother, David

Interesting video. Truthfully, I have wondered how you can afford so many Tractors and equipment etc. But you're just being a smart businessman and Entrepeneur. Man, you're busier than a cat covering crap on a tin roof. The land is an incredibly good investment. And you aren't being crushed by a huge mortgage on a house. Well done sir.

Interesting video indeed. I'm an entrepreneur at heart, guess that's why I ask so many questions when I shouldn't...lol. It's easy to sit back and watch videos and offer advice and question. I'm guilty for sure. Advice incoming....advertise your beef as grass fed grass finished if no grains are ever given. The carnivore/keto folks look for that type of meat as I do. Also, I can't find you on Twitter as it says your account doesn't exist. I only use Twit and YT. Have a blessed day !

Thanks for sharing Josh. Diversified income sources and value added is definitely the way of it these days. Marketing is a huge one as well. You have done well made especially obvious from the flash backs. For me, I wish I would have started earlier but it is what it is...move forward.

Thank you for the info, it was very helpful.😊

Super interesting, well done & thank you for full inspirational disclosure. So much work and information for all of us on small scale farms, don't be sorry! ❤👌🏽👍🏼

Thank You for being a Farmer

Fantastic video! It answered a lot of questions for me and created a lot more unfortunately (or fortunately) that I can use to help fix up my 12 acre farm in SE Oklahoma. Like you, I have started with gardening to produce quality food that you can't get in the store. I hope to fix the farm up to grow some crops that will pay off in the next 5-7 years and provide income for family and provide products for the community. Muchas Gracias Amigo for your Insight.

Great information and dedication!

Man you don’t have justify your hard work I’ve a Been a fan for years. Keep on rock n. Thanks from. Sc

This is what the entertainment industry does everyday. Not everyone is artistic , but there are many avenues and honestly when you do what you love you never work a day in your life. Farmers struggle (medium to small scale) with promotion, branding, and marketing. That’s what we are in the craft of “Growing grass” and sales. It’s now that the farmer has to take more control of his sales rather than just taking it to the butcher house and getting the check. It’s growth in our world and it’s not going to change. Farmers, agriculturalist have to get out of this old mind set. We have to grow with the world and expand our CRAFT with the age. I’m sure the Kardashians, Oprah, Joel , college professors, singers, rappers. They get up and do conferences, tours , shows it’s branding and a part of your platform to bring in the consumer. Maybe it’s just passing out flyers instead of being in the entertainment industry on camera. It’s just the growth of life and the way to make money and generate multiple sources of income. Any profession needs more than one stream just to get by in our world. Don’t look down on the industry. It’s other avenues. The goal is longevity if your into the market.

Garth Brooks of YT. Been watching for years. Keep em' coming!

Thank you Josh this is totally inspiring.

Awesome thanks for sharing!!

Nice explanation!! I'll keep clicking - love the entertainment.

Josh your very inspiring

Great video as always. Lots of hard work but living your dream.

Thanks for being an inspiration and being open about this. As someone just starting out on social media, especially youtube, I give you so much credit for the hard work it is to put your content out there while trying to run a farm! It's so great when you get that traction and start earning, but man the early years are tough! And I actually wonder if there is any space left for new farmers to even get traction on social media especially since algorithms are probably not favouring small farms because of various things going on in the world that would prefer that people didn't promote being self sufficient! Anyhow, thanks for this video!

Very inspiring Josh!

Josh.. I think its time for the Stony Ridge Farm Shop. You sell produce to the local populas. Prove the farm is viable on its own.

I am impressed , thank you sir !

Smart farming, diversify. It helps to keep things going when the market may be down on certain products. Farmers are some of the smartest people I know, they have to be to make it work.

It's good to see your channel made it. Best of luck..

Love ya work mate. Thanks from Western Australia 🇦🇺 🙏 👍😎👍

I respect ya man! Good luck and make no mistake, you have the hardest job in the world

Keep it going..nice job over there!

Great video thanks for letting me learn!

Thank you for this video.

Bringing calves to auction, unless you bring them in the hundreds, is just not profitable anymore. Direct-to-consumer beef sales is where our farmers and ranchers can make a decent living beyond breaking even. If you are reading this and buying Walmart beef instead of checking out some local operations first, please consider doing so! In my area we are averaging about $6 a lb packaged and ready for the freezer available in 1/4, 1/2 or whole cow portions. Buying a 1/4 at a time, about 100lbs, is a $600 investment in good, quality meat I know was raised clean and tatse's amazing, box store beef taste's like crap after you eat the good stuff. Buy local, fill your freezers!!

When someone asks you "what do you do for a living?" Do you say farmer or content creator? I gotta imagine the looks you get when you explain your content creator is wild.

Keep on Keepin on Josh ! Always love the info from your videos

Excellent choice Josh but I hate the thought of losing good nurses we have a shortage of them.