Cattle grazing cost. £per day

[Davy_g]

A friend has asked my opinion. He has been offered some grazing beside him that has got ahead of the owners sheep. He would like to run his suckler cows with calves over it as he is getting tight for grass.
What is fair on both parties as a cost per head (cow) per day. Neither of them want anything longer term just to manage the current grass.
Thoughts?

 

[Agrivator]

50p per day for each cow. Calves go free?

 

[DaveGrohl]

£1.

 

[puppet]

To benefit both £3 per cow per week. Calves free. Saves him topping it too

 

[bluebell]

what about if the water troughs are metered, cattle drink alot of water and metered water is quite expensive?

 

[aangus]

£5/week calves go free

 

[Werzle]

50p per day for each cow. Calves go free?

Sounds about right

 

[Agrivator]

50p per day for each cow. Calves go free?

Sounds about right

Thank you, but I'm getting a bit worried. That's twice today that someone has agreed with me.

 

[Davy_g]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Northumberland]

Cattle man is doing the sheep farmer a favour.
I have only sheep here and would love some cattle to run behind sheep and would not charge may-october

 

[Truenorth]

What's going rate this year?
What area are you in?

 

[Hilly]

Cattle man is doing the sheep farmer a favour.
I have only sheep here and would love some cattle to run behind sheep and would not charge may-october

Hello !!! I can help you ! Maybe

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

What's going rate this year?
What area are you in?

The usual "How long is a piece of string"!
Depends entirely where you are.
In this area you would be doing the sheep farmer a favour in tidying up the ground so no payment either way.
There are hundreds of acres that will not be needed for Hay as most barns are full. We have over half of last years silage left.
Plenty of free grazing at the moment.
It is also raining at last so it looks as if there will be plenty of grass!!

 

[Woolless]

Cattle man is doing the sheep farmer a favour.
I have only sheep here and would love some cattle to run behind sheep and would not charge may-october

Why not run some cattle yourself?

 

[Truenorth]

The usual "How long is a piece of string"!
Depends entirely where you are.
In this area you would be doing the sheep farmer a favour in tidying up the ground so no payment either way.
There are hundreds of acres that will not be needed for Hay as most barns are full. We have over half of last years silage left.
Plenty of free grazing at the moment.
It is also raining at last so it looks as if there will be plenty of grass!!

Wasn't actually for me.
Fed up with the rain here. Go outside starts raining go inside drys up!
Mixed winter keep left over here. Some have loads to others been buying for weeks.