Silage costs

din090782

I'm selling silage this year and was wondering what I should be charging. Part of it was reseeded a few years ago. The rest hasn't been reseeded in a number of years but there's still a good crop off of it. It's all good land in Tipperary. Silage is being sold from the field and the farmer will have to fertiliser it themselves.

Water John

€200/acre for 2 cuts.

_Brian

Charge plenty.
You likely going to get someone come in, lash out a pile of N, take the silage amd leave ground depleted afterwards.

ellewood

Water John wrote: »

€200/acre for 2 cuts.

Youd be as well off paying for good silage in the yard at 40 a bale as paying 200 an acre for 2 cuts

Add fert and all other costs and ur up on that anyway

And u have to spread fert ur self and then worry about the weather

freedominacup

din090782 wrote: »

I'm selling silage this year and was wondering what I should be charging. Part of it was reseeded a few years ago. The rest hasn't been reseeded in a number of years but there's still a good crop off of it. It's all good land in Tipperary. Silage is being sold from the field and the farmer will have to fertiliser it themselves.

Apply fert yourself to ensure the ground isn't being depleted and get an application of 2.5-3k gals slurry after each cut as part of the deal. I wouldn't be giving much for it as if a guy is looking for feed he's probably looking for a home for slurry too.

Water John

Ellwood I can't argue with your point but my answer was in response to the OP. I can't look out for both sides.

din090782

Thanks lads