Stubble to stubble rates
- Thread starter midlandslad
- Start date
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Even with some faff, spraying rolling and spreading remain the most profitable bits of contracting. I'd expect on a stubble to stubble *not* to be ordering chem, arranging spray plans, filling in bps. I prefer to see the farm from the sprayer seat tbh.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
No mention of contract farming in original post. Farmer could be doing all these jobs.
The extras you guys are speaking about would come out of profit share if contract farming.
Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
a lot of kit on farms doesnt do enough work to wear itself out a bit extra wont suddenly write off all the kit? hings rust as they get older just sat in the shed,make more use of what youve got?
Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
whats a rough fuel cost for stubble to stubble?
I haven't a clue I was implying the more fuel you use the kit wears out quicker
All litres/ha;
Plough 26
Topdown deep cultivating 25
Subsoil 23
Power harrow 19
Vaderstad Rapid drill 10
Power harrow combination 20
Roll 2.5
Spray 1.2
Fertiliser 1.2 (not including fertiliser handling)
Combine 18
A plough/combi/roll/6xspray/3xfert/combine is over 77 l/ha not including fertiliser handling nor grain carting & forklift in the yard nor drying. At 52 ppl that's £40/ha. Make it £43/ha for handling and that does not include drying.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I used to reckon up to £40/AC fuel on heavy land.
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Esp when all Gear is easily 25% dearer than it was 5 year ago
Sandy
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
That’s a lot of diesel to make a seed bed I’m using 25l/ha to plough, combidrill powerharrow grain/fert
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Thats more realistic
ive got land that iam subbying whole field this year because of previous not intentional damage made after peas but to put it right or atleast give it a better chance it needs all subsoiled.
37ac field. mostly heavy clay.
Its also going to have muck spread on it & it will be ploughed in.
It will cost what it costs its me doing it will all my gear.
Plenty other land here that needs working after ploughing sometimes just a PH sometimes a Simba Press & odd times both all infront of the PH/Combi Drill.
other land you could follow the plough but not every year.
This spring i had about 100ac all was ploughed, two since Oct2nd 2020 thats into Winter Oats
Everything was PH infront by me no second man needed. the amount of Stones in some of the land has been interesting.
So de-stoned also.
All Drilled with PH/Combi.
all Rolled with new 8.2m Vaderstad the Fendt of Rollers imho & the dearest mind.
Things coming up quite well considering the dry spell, 45mm plus since April 26th tho thank someone.
Such a variation of diff stubble to stubble rates its a minefield.
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
At what price/litre?
average farmer
Member
- Location
- North Notts
last time dad ploughed a field it was costing£10/ac in fuel alone. Oct 19
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Hence why I pay someone to plough.
Although after fallow and grass there's a nice window for them to work when quiet elsewhere.
spin cycle
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- Location
- north norfolk
fekkin ell......modern kit must be thirsty
.....my little dommy 76 burns 5l hour and cuts 2ac....ploughing i use 7l/haglasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
Surely you supply fuel?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
No. Most will bring their own. Maybe if it was a big job. With these modern engines I wouldn't want to use it from some folks tanks.
Crack on then, what you waiting for.