silage price

[paulthefarm]

What is a fair price for clover rich grass leys per acre?

 

[Werzle]

Very area dependant, demand etc . Quality grass in a good block with good access for one cut £80-120 would be fair. If you had a dairy farm short of grub nr by it could be £150-200

 

[early riser]

Has it had any fert?

Rent for the season or per cut?

 

[jackrussell101]

Weigh it and do it by the tonne?

 

[jackrussell101]

Trouble is now a standard nitrogen application of 250kg/ha for a single silage cut will be circa £70-90 an acre on its own.

Even if you've bought your fert well you've still got to charge at that in my opinion as you've still got to replace it at the now high price.

 

[Werzle]

Trouble is now a standard nitrogen application of 250kg/ha for a single silage cut will be circa £70-90 an acre on its own.

Even if you've bought your fert well you've still got to charge at that in my opinion as you've still got to replace it at the now high price.

Probably wouldnt be using much fert if any on a clover rich ley

 

[paulthefarm]

Thanks for the replies, to clarify, no fertilizer, 2 cuts per year, buyer wants to pay per acre.

Whats a fair price per acre to both parties?

 

[jackrussell101]

Thanks for the replies, to clarify, no fertilizer, 2 cuts per year, buyer wants to pay per acre.

Whats a fair price per acre to both parties?

How much yield will there be roughly?

If it's good ground that will yield well I would have thought it needs to be £150 an acre plus...