In our area, we didn't have the monetary requirement, we only need to show some income...so we ended up doing Christmas trees...obviously you won't have any income for quite a few years, but eventually it will happen. We have 20 acres total, 1 acre residential and the rest are in ag. Are there any farms/farmers nearby that can rent your land for their crops? The rent wouldn't equal that much $$$, but it would show a profit.