RE: I'm I Doing The Right Thing?
GR8RALLY -
Welcome aboard.
Congats on your new endeavor - it will a life experience I gaurantee you.
Your plan sounds really well thought out - and plausible. My word of advice is to prepare yourself for the chance that your efforts can fail. At times they will - and you will learn from those experiences.
Study in the Winter months - and soak in what you learn.
Planting your own property can be very rewarding and frustrating at the same time.
Don't get hung up on the latest "Seed Mix" - Biologic might be a GREAT choice for you - but a good white clover from the Co-Op in DeRuyter might do just as well or better. Sometimes its more important what you do at planting time - than what you plant.
As far as corn goes - you really need to plow, plant, fertilize,spray and get hot temps in Julywith moderate rain for it to do well enough. Broadcasting doesn't work well with corn in most cases.
Don't try to do too much at once. - and concentrate on something you do well and expand on it. Im my case it was clover plantings when I started .
Good luck & post back.
FH