Grass seed prices

[Greythundercloudys]

Just got a price for a standard cut n graze mix 75 £ an acre, abit expensive getn.

 

[Great In Grass]

Location? That could explain it a bit.

But, yes, that's pushing it.

You could always drop me a line.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

I stay in Central Scotland, not the western Isle. Must be a tenner up on the year. Trogan Act own mix.

 

[Stewartry hill]

Got some from Tarrf valley might be £10 up on year £57.50 14 kg acre

 

[haymaker80]

Just had some from agrii for a long term ley, £60 an acre

 

[Great In Grass]

Don't forget there are so many variables involved the last thing to think about is cost.

Purity, Germ figure, Varieties used in the mix and bag size all come first.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

£48-50 I paid for a long term grazing mix
No insults please. I've checked the varieties they are fine and 13.5 k acre for small seed is fine
Dual Purpose mix £48

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Dont you do grass seed @ Clive in Market place . Seems one hell of a price variation. Long term grazing mid £40ts to high £90ts

 

[Great In Grass]

Dont you do grass seed @ Clive in Market place . Seems one hell of a price variation. Long term grazing mid £40ts to high £90ts

Funnily enough, I took them all off earlier in the week it's not the best way to offer seed as I said above you need to know answers to other questions before you can judge if the price matches the product.

At a proper 14kg/acre your mix is close to £50.00/acre. And, don't forget a Scottish mix would mostly be 15kg/acre minimum.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Just got a price for a standard cut n graze mix 75 £ an acre, abit expensive getn.

Can you find out what varieties and kg per acre

 

[Greythundercloudys]

It's around 13kg an acre, not sure what seed mix it will be.

 

[Barleycorn]

There are so many variables with grass seed. A mixture designed for our Hampshire chalk wouldn't do well in Scotland. You really want a seedsman who will discuss with you what grasses do well in your area depending on rainfall, soil type etc. To be honest what's 20 or 30 quid on a mixture that will be down for 5 years? Compare that to the annual spend on maize seed. Our leys come in at around £100 / acre, but they grow well in our area and are well worth the money,

 

[Derrick Hughes]

There are so many variables with grass seed. A mixture designed for our Hampshire chalk wouldn't do well in Scotland. You really want a seedsman who will discuss with you what grasses do well in your area depending on rainfall, soil type etc. To be honest what's 20 or 30 quid on a mixture that will be down for 5 years? Compare that to the annual spend on maize seed. Our leys come in at around £100 / acre, but they grow well in our area and are well worth the money,

It's not brain science, we used to use a lot of custom mixes . But then we have got Aberystwyth Plant Breeding station up the road . The big loss was Trawscoed EHF . That had hundreds of trial plots there testing varieties under farm conditions and there advice was free and plentiful

 

[milkloss]

I was told we should look at plant breeding in northern France for our area. Rest of the uk has a lot more rainfall than our area.

not sure if it's true though.

 

[deleted user 837354]

If you are putting a long term ley in with no clover then you need to be sowing at least 15kg an acre. 16Kg would be better again if there is no timothy present.

Do not sow big seeded varieties at a low seed rate.

 

[kill]

I was quoted £105 an acre for an organic long term grazing ley by my cake firm the other week but @Great In Grass saved me around £30 an acre and fantastic service as arrived quickly after ordering. Shame @Great In Grass you don’t sell organic cow cake?

 

[Great In Grass]

I was quoted £105 an acre for an organic long term grazing ley by my cake firm the other week but @Great In Grass saved me around £30 an acre and fantastic service as arrived quickly after ordering. Shame @Great In Grass you don’t sell organic cow cake?

It is a shame you didn't tell me what you'd been quoted before you ordered I could of saved you £20 an acre! ??

 

[egbert]

I was told we should look at plant breeding in northern France for our area. Rest of the uk has a lot more rainfall than our area.

not sure if it's true though.

Those plantings hardwood trees are being advised to look some way down through France for stock now, with global warming!

 

[egbert]

I just paid £58/acre from MVF for long term (although their idea of long term is different to mine. I measure in decades...)
Seemed a big lot of money for 11-12 acres, and now it's steadily being fried, I think I might've blown that money!

 

[Wooly]

I was quoted £105 an acre for an organic long term grazing ley by my cake firm the other week but @Great In Grass saved me around £30 an acre and fantastic service as arrived quickly after ordering. Shame @Great In Grass you don’t sell organic cow cake?

Was the 'Organic' part of the grass seed written in biro !?! That's why he saved you £30 / bag !!