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OPTION 27ii: MANAGEMENT OF HEDGEROWS (trimmed once in 2 years)
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Income foregone: | Gross Margin | | | | £ | per ha |
| Winter Barley | £385.00 | per ha | | | |
| Spring Barley | £282.00 | | | | |
| Livestock' Gross Margin (average) | £494.23 | | | | |
| Gross Margin average: | | | | £387.08 | |
| Interest on Tenant's Capital saved | | | | £35.53 | |
| 100% loss | | | | £351.54 | |
| 75% loss | | | | £263.66 | |
Additional costs: | Additional hedge trimming costs | | | | £0.00 | |
| Annual restoration costs** | | | | £4,409.77 | |
Sub-total | | | | | £4,673.43 | |
Overall cost: | | | | | £4,673.43 | |
| Payment rate | £0.93 | pence per linear metre of hedge |
*Average Tenant's Capital
for Farm Types: Scotland General Cropping Farms & Mixed Farms | £564.00 |
Ref: SAC Farm Management Handbook 2005/2006 | |
| per cow | per ha |
*Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets | | |
Feb-Apr | 0 | 0 |
May-June | 17 | 30.36 |
Aug-Oct | 26 | 40.63 |
Average = | | 23.66 |
Dairy Cow - silage ad lib | | |
av. Annual yield 7,000 litres | | 1290.75 |
| per 100 ewes | |
Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb | | |
Upland | 1601 | 128.08 |
Lowground | 2293 | 208.45 |
Av. Upland/lowground | 1947 | 168.27 |
Average 'Livestock' Gross Margin | | 494.23 |
Additional costs | Assumption: 75% hedgerow restored (gapping up and coppicing or laying) over 5 years; 1.33 metres restored per hour and a labour cost of £7.82 per hour. |
| Cost of restoring hedge per running metre of hedge (£) | Cost over 5 years (£/ha) |
75% of a 5,000 m long hedge with a 2 m wide base restored over 5 years, i.e. 3750 m | 5.88 | 22048.87 |
| Annual cost (£/ha) |
Additional cost in each year | £4,409.77 |
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