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cost for leasing farmland

frost · 2014-06-11 16:25:41

We have an organic smallholding (4 acres), and I was considering asking a farmer to lease a small amount (roughly 3 acres) of his land that adjoins ours. The land is quite rocky and hilly and currently overgrown with bracken and gorse. He intends to try and turn it to grass for the sake of aid/grant income (he doesn't…

11-06-2014 4:25pm

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frost

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We have an organic smallholding (4 acres), and I was considering asking a farmer to lease a small amount (roughly 3 acres) of his land that adjoins ours.

The land is quite rocky and hilly and currently overgrown with bracken and gorse. He intends to try and turn it to grass for the sake of aid/grant income (he doesn't really need more grazing land), so I need to offer enough to make it worth his while.

So what would be a reasonable offer and terms per acre/per year? Or put it another way, what is he likely to gain in income if he gets aid/grant for the additional grazing land?

Thanks for any help!

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