Capturing Profit from Heifers with Direct-to-Consumer Beef with Amanda of 2383 Farms

Farming on Purpose

“Anybody who is at all a part of agriculture, at all a part of direct-to-consumer knows that there is a lot of money that goes into this.”

Join us in this insightful episode of Farming on Purpose with Amanda. Amanda shares about finding her place on a multigenerational cow calf operation. Amanda opens up about what led her to start selling their beef directly to consumers. Amanda delves into how diversifying your operation can mean different things and reveals some realistic reasons for needing more than one stream of income. Listen in as we delve a variety of topics from finding your role, diversifying your operation to supplement your needs, and Amanda’s great advice on how to get started on a new venture.

About our guest: Amanda - 2383 Farms, Nebraska

Amanda was born and raised in Nebraska. She is a farm wife and mom to two little boys. They are part of their family farm and ranch with her husband's family running a cow calf operation, raising crops (corn & soybeans), and all the in between of farming and ranching. Amanda works off the farm as a crop insurance agent and also runs their direct-to-consumer beef business selling their home raised beef directly to consumers. Amanda also enjoys sharing her wins and struggles and everything in between of motherhood. Amanda has her own podcast "The Busy Farm Mom" that talks about motherhood, holistic options, and of course agriculture. Amanda loves sharing about agriculture, their farm and ranch, and motherhood on social media and in any way she can!

You can connect with Amanda on her website, Facebook, and Instagram. Listen to Amanda’s podcast, “The Busy Farm Mom”. Join the 2383 Farms email list and “The Busy Farm Mom” email list.

At a glance:

• Finding your role in your operation.

• Amanda’s direct-to-consumer beef journey.

• Supplementing the needs to live comfortably.

• It doesn’t have to be perfect to start.

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About the Host of Farming On Purpose, Lexi Wright:

I’m your host, Lexi Wright. I started the Farming on Purpose Podcast from a passion for sharing the future of production agriculture.

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