Robm 1959
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Thinking it’s time I looked this, instead of taking the easy option of selling off the field or chopping . Anyone got any experience and tips to make it work for the best ?
Set clear roles for you the arable farmer and the livestock farmer. Normally the stock farmer deals with the baling, bale hauling and mucking out. The arable farmer deals with the spreading and the hauling is split or left to one party. However you set it up it involves an element of compromise, don’t bit pick over the small details or add money into the equation. It’s a simple system which should benefit both parties for years to come.Thinking it’s time I looked this, instead of taking the easy option of selling off the field or chopping . Anyone got any experience and tips to make it work for the best ?
So is it normally based on an equivalent tonnage based swap ?Set clear roles for you the arable farmer and the livestock farmer. Normally the stock farmer deals with the baling, bale hauling and mucking out. The arable farmer deals with the spreading and the hauling is split or left to one party. However you set it up it involves an element of compromise, don’t bit pick over the small details or add money into the equation. It’s a simple system which should benefit both parties for years to come.
Normally all the straw for all the muck back. Keep it nice and simple.So is it normally based on an equivalent tonnage based swap ?
My deal only involves my straw and no other bought in, so hopefully avoiding any nasties coming back.We used to have muck from a dairy farm. They baled, carted and mucked out, we carted the muck and spread it.
For me one of the most important things was that we were the only supplier, we didn't want to be importing blackgrass etc.
The reason we no longer do it is because they sold up.
Not so easy if there getting straw from elsewhereNormally all the straw for all the muck back. Keep it nice and simple.
In the current climate, you leave a row of straw in the field and you get all the muck delivered back, tipped in a field. If you don't get all the muck back or they take it elsewhere, deal over and chopper on next year.
Edit. As above, avoid people who buy straw from multiple sources.