Leasing land for silage

bouli73

I have about 20 acres that I am thinking letting this year off the stem. What is the going rate per acre for land let off the stem for silage/hay?

Thanks for replies in advance

JohnBoy

and on a related note how is fertilsing normally handled in this situation?

Does the guy buying the grass fertilise it himself.

how is this managed in nitrates terms?

motorman

Will probably be more profitable to employ a contractor to make round bales of silage for you and sell them. All you need is a phone and a way to stack them.

snowman707

motorman wrote: »

Will probably be more profitable to employ a contractor to make round bales of silage for you and sell them. All you need is a phone and a way to stack them.

and a cheque book

JohnBoy

more profitable maybe, but if it's a great summer and the whole country makes loads of silage then it's a bigger risk too.

ravima

€100 per acre, with purchaser to fertilise.

fiatagri8090

ravima wrote: »

€100 per acre, with purchaser to fertilise.

This would be a bit on the expensive side. Firstly fertiliser would cost about 50 euro per acre. If making round bales you are looking at at least 10 euro per bale, then consider the cost of transporting bales and then the quality of the grass. At around 100/ acre i would be expecting fertiliser to be applied.

Then you would have to consider the return per acre.

agcons

From nitrates point of view the fert needs to be in the landowners name as he is responsible for the land. If the buyer gets the fert then it is assumed it was spread on his farm and could cause problems with records at year end