What to charge?

j6891

Member

Location

Perth & Kinross

• Jun 23, 2018

• #1

Grass has gotten away from the sheep in a field and as such they haven't been through it much of late. Local farmer has asked to cut it for hay this week. Whats a fair charge? Per bale I'm thinking, was selling some this winter for £30/£35. Obviously not at that but I'm thinking £15 ish? 2 year old grass ley so will be decent quality. TIA

 

Northeastfarmer

Member

Location

Cleveland

• Jun 23, 2018

• #2

£10 a bale 10 bales to the acre £100 an acre
(Round bales)

 

Al R

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

West Wales

• Jun 23, 2018

• #3

We have some haylage off a farm we rent and pay £6/bale and we pay all the contracting work.

 

Tim W

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Wiltshire

• Jun 23, 2018

• #4

I've sold standing grass at £5.50/round bale this year ---came to £40/acre which seemed to keep everyone happy

 

Northeastfarmer

Member

Location

Cleveland

• Jun 23, 2018

• #5

Tim W said:

I've sold standing grass at £5.50/round bale this year ---came to £40/acre which seemed to keep everyone happy

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I’m guessing that’s old pasture stuff with no fert though?

 

Jim75

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Easter ross

• Jun 23, 2018

• #6

We’ve paid £5/bale for unfertilised hay and £18/bale for fertilised/baled silage just to Cart home/wrap for young reseeded grass.

 

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d-wales

Member

Location

Wales

• Jun 23, 2018

• #7

£5 a bale down here. Or £50 an acre

 

Lovegoodstock

Member

Location

Buckinghamshire

• Jun 24, 2018

• #8

Committed myself to 60 acres local to me back in may when I had sweet f a grass, 80 pound an acre for 2nd year seeds fertilised, yielded 8t per acre for clamp, should be top value stuff, with contractors costs should be around 15 quid a tonne, that's got to be cheap grub?

 

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Castle Farm

Member

• Jun 24, 2018

• #9

Local facebook page woman asking £6 for a small bale.

 

Northeastfarmer

Member

Location

Cleveland

• Jun 24, 2018

• #10

Castle Farm said:

Local facebook page woman asking £6 for a small bale.

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Only what it should be

 

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Agriclegend

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Jun 24, 2018

• #11

I am told a neighbour here has just sold a field of wrapped round silage bales off the field at £11 per bale.

 

Case290

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Worcestershire

• Jun 24, 2018

• #12

£40 - 45 acre for one cut. You grazed it early so won't be huge crop did similar her got 7 bales acre.

 

Tim W

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Wiltshire

• Jun 24, 2018

• #13

Northeastfarmer said:

I’m guessing that’s old pasture stuff with no fert though?

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You guess correct but it was cut young and was very good quality

 

Sid

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Jun 24, 2018

• #14

Castle Farm said:

Local facebook page woman asking £6 for a small bale.

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Northeastfarmer said:

Only what it should be

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Makes it £48/a round