How much to charge for Silage Ground?

Dickie10

hi just a quick question what is the going rate for Silage meadow that was fertilized for silage (4bags /acre )before letting? cut mid june 2014. fertilized mid April

Sam Kade

Isn't it a bit late to be asking now?

Reggie.

Sam Kade wrote: »

Isn't it a bit late to be asking now?

For next year I bet

Sam Kade

Reggie. wrote: »

For next year I bet

He did say was, past tense

epfff

Sam Kade wrote: »

Isn't it a bit late to be asking now?

I paid 6 per bale for tops of july silage this year

AP2014

Dickie10 wrote: »

hi just a quick question what is the going rate for Silage meadow that was fertilized for silage (4bags /acre )before letting? cut mid june 2014. fertilized mid April

Sell it by the bale and at least 12 euro a bale or your losing money.

funny man

quick answer €180- €200/acre

Milked out

funny man wrote: »

quick answer €180- €200/acre

Slightly of topic here but depending on where u are in the country, for that money would a lad not be better renting ground to get a bit of grazing along with silage for a year?

Username John

AP2014 wrote: »

Sell it by the bale and at least 12 euro a bale or your losing money.

I would say you might be losing money at that?

funny man wrote: »

quick answer €180- €200/acre

Would agree with this range.

AP2014

Username John wrote: »

I would say you might be losing money at that?

True if 4 bags of fert to acre and good quality grass. Unless he has a serious heavy crop.

sandydan

"sold" growing grass, rate bale / €10 ,still waiting for €.my advice should go through auctioneer

Sam Kade

sandydan wrote: »

"sold" growing grass, rate bale / €10 ,still waiting for €.my advice should go through auctioneer

You'd want to be getting money up front even if you had to estimate the amount of bales

sandydan

Sam Kade wrote: »

You'd want to be getting money up front even if you had to estimate the amount of bales

when thev'e got new tractor,car and good layout and live within an asses roar of your front door, you dont want to push that issue,2 fellas involved, its not first time ive been waiting , maybe sfp might bring funds but an auctioneer will be involved next year, no more agreements hanging over a yard gate ,i know that eyebrows will be raised but explanations will be blunt and to point next year.

Sam Kade

sandydan wrote: »

when thev'e got new tractor,car and good layout and live within an asses roar of your front door, you dont want to push that issue,2 fellas involved, its not first time ive been waiting , maybe sfp might bring funds but an auctioneer will be involved next year, no more agreements hanging over a yard gate ,i know that eyebrows will be raised but explanations will be blunt and to point next year.

I know the feeling too well :mad:

Dickie10

no he took 7 acres of a 15 acre field i didnt need the silage, it was into a pit not wrapped bales, just wondering what il chaarge him he wants to pay me this long time. it was very heavy crop im in south meath

littlevillage

sandydan wrote: »

when thev'e got new tractor,car and good layout and live within an asses roar of your front door, you dont want to push that issue,2 fellas involved, its not first time ive been waiting , maybe sfp might bring funds but an auctioneer will be involved next year, no more agreements hanging over a yard gate ,i know that eyebrows will be raised but explanations will be blunt and to point next year.

+1 to these comments.

The answer to the original question is you get what you can get... if you studied economics "its the price the market will bear". At this stage you have to take whatever he'll give .. but learn your lesson, don't give it to him again unless he's prepared to pay upfront.

I find that putting a padlock on the gate of a rented field is a nice reminder to the 'customer' that he owes me money.

Dickie10

ah he helps me dehorn calves in spring and hes a mate so i wont be to hard on him anyway just wanted a ball park figure, i didnt need extra silage as i had a block left from last year and with the cattle prices and volatility i didnt want to be buying extra stock to eat the silage or graze the grass said id sit tight , it was just a lump of a field i took the other half and put it in the pit with me own