Price of grassland rent per acre?

[Rusty#1]

Hi, sorry if this has been asked a million times before, how much would be the going rate per acre for grass keep? we have 22 acres that we rent out between may and December (2 cuts of silage and then sheep) and im just trying to get up to speed on the going rate per acre?

many thanks

 

[Thick Farmer]

It's between £120 and £200 around here.

 

[Johndeere]

Some was rented locally for £170/acre with no sfp in Oxfordshire, and no it was not me

 

[gone up the hill]

Who pays for the fertilizer??

If sold privately then £80/£120 acre, if sold at auction £150/£200 acre...

 

[Rusty#1]

The farmer that rents pays for fert, we will prob end up harrowing/rolling, we cut the hedges etc, so from the figures been talked about I need to be talking about £2860ish per annum based on £130 per acre and we keep sfp?

 

[multi power]

The farmer that rents pays for fert, we will prob end up harrowing/rolling, we cut the hedges etc, so from the figures been talked about I need to be talking about £2860ish per annum based on £130 per acre and we keep sfp?

how do you get from 130, to 280 an acre ?

 

[endeavour]

agree with TF £125 -150 per acre no fertilizer but only for fresh seeds capable of being silaged twice and lattermath grazing. 1st April to 1st October .SFP retained by Land Lord other qualities at whatever price you can get.

 

[tinsheet]

55pound an acre, no entitlements seems to be going rate up round here, I won't pay any more.

 

[rob1]

agree with TF £125 -150 per acre no fertilizer but only for fresh seeds capable of being silaged twice and lattermath grazing 1st April to 1st October .SFP retained by Land Lord other qualities at whatever price you can get.

At those prices must be cheaper buying brewers grains etc surely

 

[Wooly]

At those prices must be cheaper buying brewers grains etc surely

At those prices, I doubt there is any profit in the job!!!

 

[Rusty#1]

how do you get from 130, to 280 an acre ?

I have no idea!! How should I be working it out?

 

[endeavour]

Depends on wether you are buying or selling ,and what part of uk you live not every body has access to straw and other by products as tou might have in Wilts county of stargazers .

 

[cowfarmer]

At those prices must be cheaper buying brewers grains etc surely

suppose it depends how productive the ground is. brewers grains is 50 quid tonne!!how much grass you rekon off an acre of average quality leys??10 tonne an acre? at 150/acre is 15/ tonne

 

[DRC]

how do you get from 130, to 280 an acre ?

He doesn't. It was 130x 22, equals 2860 in total.

 

[rob1]

suppose it depends how productive the ground is. brewers grains is 50 quid tonne!!how much grass you rekon off an acre of average quality leys??10 tonne an acre? at 150/acre is 15/ tonne

but you then have to pay for the fert and to get it made, worry about the weather to get good quality etc,

 

[DRC]

I'm getting £120 summer plus another £60 winter on HLS ground that can't be cut until 1st July.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Depends on wether you are buying or selling ,and what part of uk you live not every body has access to straw and other by products as tou might have in Wilts county of stargazers .

Them daft Devon boys pay £100 /acre for standing straw then stand there and chant that 6 months grass is only worth £50, been on the cider I thinks

 

[Kevtherev]

Varies around here quite high though£150 to some near Welshpool £245!!!!!

 

[rob1]

Depends on wether you are buying or selling ,and what part of uk you live not every body has access to straw and other by products as tou might have in Wilts county of stargazers .

how far is bunga country from civilisation ?

 

[Chae1]

Is there grass lets locally by auction @Rusty#1 ? We just pay the average price of local lets. Fairest way in my opinion.