Alexander Ramos

I am looking for a dairy farm where I can keep cattle and elaborate dairy-based products such as cheese and butter. While I am currently looking to lease the land, I am interested in potentially buying the property in the long-term.

Preferred counties/regions

  • North Country
  • Clinton County
  • Essex County
  • Franklin County
  • Hamilton County
  • Capital Region
  • Albany County
  • Columbia County
  • Greene County
  • Rensselaer County
  • Saratoga County
  • Schenectady County
  • Warren County
  • Washington County
  • Hudson Valley
  • Dutchess County
  • Ulster County
  • Sullivan County
  • Orange County
  • Putnam County
  • Westchester County
  • Rockland County
  • Fulton County
  • Montgomery County
  • Schoharie County
  • Otsego County
  • Herkimer County
  • Oneida County
  • Central
  • Cortland County
  • Madison County
  • Onondaga County
  • Oswego County
  • Cayuga County
  • Finger Lakes
  • Genesee County
  • Livingston County
  • Orleans County
  • Wyoming County
  • Monroe County
  • Ontario County
  • Seneca County
  • Wayne County
  • Yates County
  • Southern Tier
  • Broome County
  • Chemung County
  • Chenango County
  • Delaware County
  • Schuyler County
  • Steuben County
  • Tioga County
  • Tompkins County
  • Western
  • Allegany County
  • Cattaraugus County
  • Chautauqua County
  • Erie County
  • Niagara County
  • Long Island
  • Nassau County
  • Suffolk County
  • Queens County

Desired acreage

  • 11-20
  • 21-50

Farming Status

Established farmer: Over 10 years of farm management experience or ownership

Currently farming full-time

Primary reason for farming

Farm will generate the majority of my income

Farming status, plans, and practices

 

English

I am looking for a dairy farm where I can keep cattle and elaborate dairy-based products such as cheese and butter. Ideally, this will be a small-to-mid size operation to support a family business, as well as be a land where me and my family can live in full or close proximity. While I am currently looking to lease the land, I am interested in potentially buying the property in the long-term.

For generations, my family was tendered the land and specialized in cattle in our native Puerto Rico. We currently elaborate a diverse line of dairy products. We are looking for move northward to be closer to our extended family – also farmers – who are spread out all over the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.

As my preferred language of communication is Spanish, I am requestioning the American Farmland Trust assistance to be part of our initial interactions. If interested in my profile, please feel free to reach out in Spanish or CC’ing AFT team member Jose Lopez Ganem ([email protected]) for ease of communication.

Español

Busco una finca lechera donde pueda tener ganado y elaborar productos a base de lácteos como queso y mantequilla. Idealmente, esta será una operación de tamaño pequeño a mediano para apoyar un negocio familiar, así como también ser un terreno donde mi familia y yo podamos vivir en plena proximidad. Si bien actualmente estoy buscando arrendar el terreno, estoy interesado en comprar potencialmente la propiedad a largo plazo.

Durante generaciones, mi familia fue tierna de la tierra y se especializó en la ganadería en nuestro natal Puerto Rico. Actualmente elaboramos una diversa línea de productos lácteos. Estamos buscando mudarnos hacia el norte para estar más cerca de nuestra familia extendida, también agricultores, que se encuentran repartidos por toda la costa este de los Estados Unidos.

Como mi idioma preferido de comunicación es el español, solicito la asistencia de American Farmland Trust para que sea parte de nuestras interacciones iniciales. Si está interesado en mi perfil, no dude en comunicarse en español o enviar CC al miembro del equipo de AFT, José López Ganem ([email protected]) para facilitar la comunicación.

Farm Experience & Education

  • Farm owner
  • Formal agricultural education
  • On farm work experience

Farming Plans and Practices

Farming method or practice

  • No method

Primary crops

  • black outline of a wheat germ Grains
  • black outline hay icon Hay

Primary livestock

  • black outline dairy icon Cattle - Dairy

Farm business plan or farm resume

My business plan or farm resume is in progress

Farmland Needs

Infrastructure required

  • black outline barn icon Barns - Equipment Storage
  • black outline house icon Farmer housing

Seeking a dairy farm with infrastructure in place. 

Desired Tenure

Tenure options desired

  • For Lease
  • For Sale

Lease to start. Long-term plan is to purchase so would consider a lease to own. 

Has this farmer received a pre-qualification from a lending institution?

No

Will this operation qualify an eligible landowner for an Agricultural Assessment?

Unsure

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