Prices
Our prices are based on NAAC guidelines, prices per hectare/per acre are subject to accessibility of the site and location and where access is difficult or working grounds slow work additional charges may apply.
| SOIL PREPARATION | COST £/hectare | COST £/acre | COST £/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ploughing: | |||
| – Light land | 72.85 | 29.48 | |
| – Heavy land | 81.16 | 32.85 | |
| Deep ploughing (over 30cm) | 92.85 | 37.58 | |
| Rotovating (ploughed land/grass) | 94.82 | 38.37 | |
| Sub-soiling/flat lifting | 77.33 | 31.3 | |
| Mole-ploughing: | |||
| – Single leg | 100.28 | 40.58 | |
| Power harrowing: | |||
| – Shallow/ seedbed prep | 64.82 | 26.23 | |
| – Deep/ on ploughing | 73.00 | 29.54 | |
| Rolling: | |||
| – flat (grassland) | 34.02 | 13.84 |
| DRILLING | COST £/hectare | COST £/acre | COST £/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal drilling: | |||
| – direct drilling (disc) | 74.54 | 30.17 | |
| Grass seed – broadcast | 33.06 | 13.38 | |
| Grass seed – drilling with harrow | 47.86 | 19.37 | |
| Grass seed – cross drilling (per pass) | 63.53 | 25.71 |
| APPLICATION | COST £/hectare | COST £/acre | COST £/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fertiliser distribution: | |||
| – spinning disc | 15.63 | 6.32 | |
| – extra for variable rate application | 10.55 | 4.27 | |
| Grassland/pasture/paddock spraying | 24.09 | 9.75 | 70.00 |
| ATV spraying | 47.96 | ||
| Slug-pelleting | 9.15 | 3.70 |
| HEDGES & BOUNDARIES | COST £/hectare | COST £/acre | COST £/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge cutting – flail | – | – | 47.95 |
| TRACTOR HIRE | COST £/hectare | COST £/acre | COST £/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ditching using 180 degree digger | 44.83 | ||
| Ditching using 360 degree digger | 50.86 | ||
| Drain jetting | 62.33 | ||
| Tractor + man 100 – 150 hp Tractor | 48.63 | ||
| Tractor + man 220 – 300 hp Tractor + man | 70.62 | ||
| Additional charge for trailer | 16.66 | ||
| Forklift/telehandler + man | 53.58 |
| HARVESTING | COST £/hectare | COST £/acre | COST £/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topping margins/ flail mowing | 50.85 | 20.58 | |
| Grass – topping | 47.94 | 19.40 | 54.08 |
| Grass – mowing | 36.17 | 14.64 | |
| Grass – tedding | 21.12 | 8.55 | |
| Grass – raking | 22.06 | 8.93 | |
| Forage wagon | 131.20 |
| BAILING* | COST £/hectare | COST £/acre | COST £/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Small conventional | 0.94 | ||
| – 80cm x 50cm | 4.67 | ||
| Bale-wrapping: | |||
| – Square 120cm × 70cm (with 6 layers of plastic) | 8.33 | ||
| – Square 120cm × 70cm (with 4 layers of plastic) | 8.63 | ||
| – Square120cm × 70cm (without plastic) | 3.50 | ||
| Bale chasing (per bale) | 3.06 |
| SPECIALIST | COST £/hectare | COST £/acre | COST £/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour only | 19.40 | ||
| Chainsawing with operator | 34.55 |