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New entrant looking for advice on slatted sheds for sheep and cattle
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<blockquote data-quote="Emilym" data-source="post: 9226619" data-attributes="member: 186758"><p>We don't own any land we would need to borrow money to buy land. If we bought land and no working capital improvements probably looking at 48k repayments per year. The issue is the funding we can get we can get now because we qualify for new entrant - we can't go back in two years and then ask for 250k to build sheds. If we borrow the working capital probably looking at 72k repayments per year. </p><p></p><p>We also aren't organic so no idea about that point. </p><p></p><p>In comparison we pay about 16k to rent on a grass let (so absolutely no security) and no BPS circa 200 acres in dreadful condition needing a lot of lime and not been re seeded in 30 years and most clay drains are broken, strainers rotting away and right next to a very busy road. We don't feel there is any point us investing time and money correcting these issues (landlord not interested) as we could lose the ground the following year and a lot of forestry in our area makes that very possible. We currently have quite small sheds of which there are three only one is suitable for keeping cattle where we keep our suckler cows at capacity with 15 cows. Earth floor so straw bedded at extra cost of 2k minimum per year. We had to modify shed to make it (barely) suitable for keeping cattle. We also don't have running water or electricity where we currently are or any secure place to store bike so have to trailer that up. </p><p></p><p>The ground we want to buy is not in much better condition and the current sheds are slightly better but not by much the difference is if we own it we will invest the time and money in reseeding, fencing, drainage etc. Hence why a working capital loan to build a special purpose shed and do some of these tasks is the preferred route.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emilym, post: 9226619, member: 186758"] We don't own any land we would need to borrow money to buy land. If we bought land and no working capital improvements probably looking at 48k repayments per year. The issue is the funding we can get we can get now because we qualify for new entrant - we can't go back in two years and then ask for 250k to build sheds. If we borrow the working capital probably looking at 72k repayments per year. We also aren't organic so no idea about that point. In comparison we pay about 16k to rent on a grass let (so absolutely no security) and no BPS circa 200 acres in dreadful condition needing a lot of lime and not been re seeded in 30 years and most clay drains are broken, strainers rotting away and right next to a very busy road. We don't feel there is any point us investing time and money correcting these issues (landlord not interested) as we could lose the ground the following year and a lot of forestry in our area makes that very possible. We currently have quite small sheds of which there are three only one is suitable for keeping cattle where we keep our suckler cows at capacity with 15 cows. Earth floor so straw bedded at extra cost of 2k minimum per year. We had to modify shed to make it (barely) suitable for keeping cattle. We also don't have running water or electricity where we currently are or any secure place to store bike so have to trailer that up. The ground we want to buy is not in much better condition and the current sheds are slightly better but not by much the difference is if we own it we will invest the time and money in reseeding, fencing, drainage etc. Hence why a working capital loan to build a special purpose shed and do some of these tasks is the preferred route. [/QUOTE]
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