1st cut silage price

[Willy2007]

Hi all,
We have been renting some ground for the past 5 years which the farmer now wants back. We reseeded it all 2 years ago. We were aloud to have 1st cut off it before he took it back in hand. But just wondering what we should be paying per acre just for the 1st cut considering we reseeded it applied slurry and fert.
Thanks

 

[jackrussell101]

Hi all,
We have been renting some ground for the past 5 years which the farmer now wants back. We reseeded it all 2 years ago. We were aloud to have 1st cut off it before he took it back in hand. But just wondering what we should be paying per acre just for the 1st cut considering we reseeded it applied slurry and fert.
Thanks

1st cut would generally be 50% of the total annual production so work back from that I guess

 

[spitfire]

1st cut would generally be 50% of the total annual production so work back from that I guess

I would say about 1/3 of the rent or allow against improvements if that's seems fair.

 

[Chae1]

I wouldn't be giving them anything.

Reseeding is a expensive process.

They might be owe you money.

 

[Skintagain]

When did they tell you to be off?

 

[Willy2007]

When did they tell you to be off?

He said at the beginning of the year we could have one cut. Trouble is he's so bloody awkward to deal with, he will never give you any answers, it's always I will let you know. So we just assumed it would be 1/3 current rent as we didn't hear any different.

 

[Skintagain]

He said at the beginning of the year we could have one cut. Trouble is he's so bloody awkward to deal with, he will never give you any answers, it's always I will let you know. So we just assumed it would be 1/3 current rent as we didn't hear any different.

Tricky carry on. He’z knackered job really for you. Really it should be 50% but as you have reseeded it not long ago I don’t think you owe him a penny. You should have had this year on notice and entered the winter being able to plan numbers silage etc

 

[Woody j]

I wouldn’t give him a penny as u reseeded it . If he gets awkward give him 1/3 rent and give your reseed a dose of round up

 

[Skintagain]

Unless it was Italian rye grass ….

 

[ringi]

What does the rental contract say about recovering costs of reseeding etc?

 

[Chae1]

He said at the beginning of the year we could have one cut. Trouble is he's so bloody awkward to deal with, he will never give you any answers, it's always I will let you know. So we just assumed it would be 1/3 current rent as we didn't hear any different.

Work out what it cost to reseed and divide by 5?

You've only had benefit of 1.5. He's due you 3.5.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Depends what rent you been paying. I took the reseeding cost off the rent yearly, but you may have been having it cheap to cover that

 

[Skintagain]

Get some figures up @Willy2007

 

[Willy2007]

Get some figures up @Willy2007

110 acre

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Hi all,
We have been renting some ground for the past 5 years which the farmer now wants back. We reseeded it all 2 years ago. We were aloud to have 1st cut off it before he took it back in hand. But just wondering what we should be paying per acre just for the 1st cut considering we reseeded it applied slurry and fert.
Thanks

Farmers paying £60 cut around here + suppling fertiliser and Slurry no SFP
But I would think 1st cuts worth a bit more

 

[Chae1]

Grass rents £200/acre up here!

 

[Skintagain]

110 acre

Is that what you have paid each year?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

If that was a yearly rent then cheap enough offer him £35 for the cut and walk away
Or you could suggest that the last cut will pay for what's outstanding on the reseed

 

[digger64]

I wouldn’t give him a penny as u reseeded it . If he gets awkward give him 1/3 rent and give your reseed a dose of round up

do it with half the boom switched off or you might be doing a favour

 

[Skintagain]

And I will add if this has been on a yearly rent with a very awkward landlord i Wouldn’t have fancied re seeding in the first place as this thing happens too regular

get land producing then they rent it to a higher paying customer