- Location
- Cornwall
That said, your options for improvement are very limited if stewardship schemes mean you have to let the cr*p species go to seed imo. Mob grazers of native cattle may disagree of course, but that’s a different thing.
The stewardship option is only on the short term lays, and tend to be 'cut only' fields so no great hardship!
I think we worked out that if we did a third cut, the value of the bales wouldn't even meet the stewardship payment.... not to mention the mowing, baling, wrapping costs ..
No brainier for us !