Hello *waves* the husband has just inherited 1/4 of the (30 years estranged) family farm, which I suspect to be at least 10 acres minimum for his share. The land is good, but the location (South Wales) is pretty inaccessable... no water, no electric, etc., although there is an available bowser in situ.
We live 15 mins away, plus hill-climbing and gate opening allowance and have a Landy with a tow-bar. My question is... what the hell do we do with it? Hubby is a dog walker so can visit frequently, and I work at a vets so I can get meds and lab services at cost price, in addition to not being squeamish.
A lot of the land has been let go and taken over by ferns, but there's not a speck of ragwort and historically it's made decent hay. We have access to a tractor, roller and hay-making gubbins but there's little storage and the sheep dip is overgrown and incomplete. I know a lot about horses and dogs, general A&P and practical first aid, and a little about chickens but anything else is basically a small horse or a wooly dog! Hubby is good with machinery, and I can DIY. All the fencing is good - post and sheep mesh, and we have one failed sheepdog and one untested but from working stock in our arsenal.
Where do we start? We're not after megabucks, but an extra bit of income would come in handy. I'm familiar with grazing rotation and basic land management and hubby can drive a tractor. It's not really arable land so looking for livestock suggestions - something to start small and grow over a few years while putting out a bit of hay in the meantime.
Thank you in advance,
The clueless inheritors of land.