Growing grass Gross Margin

Banana Bar

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Bury St Edmunds
I’ve been asked to drill some grass for a local chap. He wants me to plant fertilise and spray and he will cut the grass and take the crop for either hay or haylage. What kind of GM am I likely to see? Could be useful as I shall be taking out some smaller awkward fields.

BB
 

An Gof

Member
Location
Cornwall
I’ve been asked to drill some grass for a local chap. He wants me to plant fertilise and spray and he will cut the grass and take the crop for either hay or haylage. What kind of GM am I likely to see? Could be useful as I shall be taking out some smaller awkward fields.

BB


Grass :eek::eek::eek::eek: you'll be back keeping sheep again if you're not careful :LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

See you next week (y)(y)
 

eagleye

Member
Location
co down
seed £60+per acre, Lime?, fertiliser? depends on soil analysis but could be around £50 per cut.
Cutlivations to establish the grass?
We did this costing on monday and got full costs of around £400 per year for 6 year grass ley.
This covered cultivation, lime, fertiliser, spray, seed, rolling and picking stones, applying fertiliser between each of three cuts. no harvestng costs included.
 

Banana Bar

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Bury St Edmunds
seed £60+per acre, Lime?, fertiliser? depends on soil analysis but could be around £50 per cut.
Cutlivations to establish the grass?
We did this costing on monday and got full costs of around £400 per year for 6 year grass ley.
This covered cultivation, lime, fertiliser, spray, seed, rolling and picking stones, applying fertiliser between each of three cuts. no harvestng costs included.

How much did you calculate on variable costs alone per ha?
 

Cowski

Member
Location
South West
What about putting a red clover/grass ley in? Bagged N is one of the main costs to a cutting ley if you don’t have slurry to go back on plus you’ll get better summer quality and growth with red clover in a dry area. We put in 80ac as a trial 18 months ago and so far much prefer it to an Italian cutting ley.
 

Grassman

Member
Location
Derbyshire
I’ve been asked to drill some grass for a local chap. He wants me to plant fertilise and spray and he will cut the grass and take the crop for either hay or haylage. What kind of GM am I likely to see? Could be useful as I shall be taking out some smaller awkward fields.

BB
I'm not clear as to the arrangement here. Are you expecting him to pay per tonne or acre?
 

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