Irrigation costs???

[MJFreeman]

Do you as a grower know the true cost of irrigating your crops including filling of reservoirs, cost of getting water to the hydrants and labour costs for applications?

I suspect that a lot of growers don't know the true cost of irrigation and wonder how those land owners that rent land to growers calculate the true cost!?

 

[Brisel]

Do you? How does yours compare to benchmark figures?

 

[Andrew K]

Are you selling advice then?

 

[northernlad]

MJ Freeman i asked in another thread but no one replied, but how much would you charge just to rent a reel and gun out?

 

[RLC]

Think we need a Business/service advertising section in classifieds!!

 

[MJFreeman]

Do you? How does yours compare to benchmark figures?

I recently worked for a large estate who did a lot of analysis into the true cost and compared to benchmark figures the true cost was a lot higher hence me being interested to see if others aren't charging enough for irrigated land. We don't have our own land by the way.

 

[MJFreeman]

MJ Freeman i asked in another thread but no one replied, but how much would you charge just to rent a reel and gun out?

Sorry northernlad I cant help you. We don't rent any irrigation equipment.

 

[MJFreeman]

Are you selling advice then?

No not at all andrew k. Just interested

 

[renewablejohn]

Do you as a grower know the true cost of irrigating your crops including filling of reservoirs, cost of getting water to the hydrants and labour costs for applications?

I suspect that a lot of growers don't know the true cost of irrigation and wonder how those land owners that rent land to growers calculate the true cost!?

About £120 every time the electric pump blows up then 50p per day in electric everything else is automatic or looked after by my tireless employee gravity.

 

[Elmsted]

Rely upon devotions to the rain Gods. Zero cost.

Other than irrigating crops whereby one sells the water does not seem to add up.