Rent for pasture land for hay

jacksonduper · Mar 23, 2014

I have a local organic farm that wants to rent out their pasture me for the purpose of haying. I can't Fertilize as they want to remain organic so I was wondering what a good rent would be. This would be a one year thing. I was thinking of paying per round bale I make. What would be a good price per 4x5 round bale. All the equipment and labor is mine.

SE wisconsin.

Joe

NY 986 · Mar 23, 2014

The last I knew there were approved nutrients including the three majors (N,P,K) for organic use. My regular fertilizer suppliers have the P & K which would be suitable for fertilizing hay or pasture at a very reasonable cost. Nitrogen is much more costly since it is usually sourced from animal manure but if the hay or pasture has legumes growing in it then there should not be a need. I think I would revisit this issue unless the prospective landlord is made it known they are dead set against any fertilizer. There is a return on applying nutrients to hay or pasture ground especially on a multi-year agreement. A local crop management supplier or extension person can help you sample the ground to make a recommendation. My 2 cents.

dustycoal · Mar 23, 2014

Check and see if the farm is certified organic? Check around for fertilizers that are OMRI listed. If they are certified they will need to check with who ever is their certificating group to make sure they allow the OMRI listed input and you will need to keep paper work on the inputs used on the field. If they are not certified using most OMRI listed product will keep you organic. Still need to work with the organic farmer on any inputs as he should be doing paper work on inputs. There are some good OMRI products out there now in the market. Good luck maybe you will hay organic hay to sell this season?

Pair-a-dice farm · Mar 23, 2014

In my neck of the woods (NAR) for not fertilized hay ground an average price is about $5-6 a 4x5 bale if you do all the work. I have seen it go as high as $10 a bale but that was on exceptional ground.

redforlife · Mar 24, 2014

you should be able to find out your local hay market (price per ton). Can vary alot from one location to another. My suggestion would be to put the hay up on half. Half of it yours for putting it up, half his for owning the ground. If you want the entire hay crop, then buy his half after you put it up.

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