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Would you take it? (40ha of payed grazing)
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<blockquote data-quote="Boso" data-source="post: 7747012" data-attributes="member: 111874"><p>Some might already know or remember, people usually pay me to arrange grazing of their property. I currently graze/manage around 40 hectares under contract. All within 5 miles from our home farm, ten minutes by car.</p><p>Grazing is done with sheep, cattle will have a role in the future.</p><p></p><p>A client has offered me another 45 hectares to manage.</p><p>should I take it?</p><p></p><p>Some specs:</p><p>Of the 45 half will have to be managed with sheep, the other half with cattle.</p><p>The 45ha is divided over 5 different locations. 4 within a 20mile radius, 1 is 50 miles (1 hour) away from the farm.</p><p></p><p>The sheep are usually contained with electric netting or 2-4 wires depending on the amount of dogs etc.</p><p>Cattle would be in permanent fencing and 1-2 strand electric to subdivide.</p><p></p><p>Cattle will probably be just a few dexters to start with and breed them to something bigger.</p><p></p><p>45ha will mean I will have to invest another €20k in livestock (125 ewes, 10-15 cattle, maybe a dog). Infrastructure is present (tractor, lorry, handling, fencing etc).</p><p>Pasture quality is poor.</p><p></p><p>I will probably get 12k a year to arrange everything.</p><p></p><p>Would you take it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boso, post: 7747012, member: 111874"] Some might already know or remember, people usually pay me to arrange grazing of their property. I currently graze/manage around 40 hectares under contract. All within 5 miles from our home farm, ten minutes by car. Grazing is done with sheep, cattle will have a role in the future. A client has offered me another 45 hectares to manage. should I take it? Some specs: Of the 45 half will have to be managed with sheep, the other half with cattle. The 45ha is divided over 5 different locations. 4 within a 20mile radius, 1 is 50 miles (1 hour) away from the farm. The sheep are usually contained with electric netting or 2-4 wires depending on the amount of dogs etc. Cattle would be in permanent fencing and 1-2 strand electric to subdivide. Cattle will probably be just a few dexters to start with and breed them to something bigger. 45ha will mean I will have to invest another €20k in livestock (125 ewes, 10-15 cattle, maybe a dog). Infrastructure is present (tractor, lorry, handling, fencing etc). Pasture quality is poor. I will probably get 12k a year to arrange everything. Would you take it? [/QUOTE]
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