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Winter Grazing

  • 08-11-2017 06:45PM
    #1
    daviddenis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭


    Im looking to winter graze ground from 1st December to 1st March in Kerry.

    How much an acre would it rougly cost me per acre?


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  • #2
    Inchilad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 192 ✭✭Inchilad


    daviddenis wrote:
    How much an acre would it rougly cost me per acre?


    Usually charge per ewe per week afaik.for the life of me i cant remember the figure though.sorry not much help


  • #3
    razor8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,358 ✭✭✭razor8


    I pay from €2.50 to €3 a ewe per month depending on fencing and grass quality


  • #4
    arctictree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,541 ✭✭✭arctictree


    How many Ewes per acre over the winter?


  • #5
    daviddenis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭daviddenis


    arctictree wrote: »
    How many Ewes per acre over the winter?

    Depends type of grass. If really soft stuff id say no more than 5 per acre.

    I have 10 per acre at moment and way overstocked. The stronger stemy stuff will last longer.

    I think 3 or 4 an acre for me next year.


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