Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013: Rural Development Regulation (EC) No 1698-2005

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OPTION 25(i): MANAGEMENT OF ANCIENT WOOD PASTURE ON INBYE LAND

(Average of Management of Ancient Wood Pasture on Improved Grassland and Management of Ancient Wood Pasture on Unimproved Grassland calculated payments)

CALCULATED RATES

Non- NVZ

NVZ

Ancient Wood Pasture on Improved Grassland

£136.77

£136.21

Ancient Wood Pasture on Unimproved Grassland

£74.61

£74.61

Average:

£105.69

£105.41

per ha

OPTION 31.A: MANAGEMENT OF ANCIENT WOOD PASTURE ON IMPROVED GRASSLAND

£

Non- NVZ

NVZ

Additional Costs:

Rented grazings

0.667

hectare @

200

x

33.33

33.33

Supervision

0.667

hectare rented grazings for

6

weeks @

1

hr per week per ha rented

@

£7.82

per hr

31.28

31.28

Wormer & haulage

5

ewes @

2.00

10.00

10.00

**Income foregone:

Loss of 2.5 ewes per hectare:

62.16

£61.60

Total:

£136.77

£136.21

per hectare

**Income foregone:

Gross Margin

£

per head

Non- NVZ

NVZ

Average gross margin (after forage) for lowground breeding ewe - store lamb & finished lamb production.

£27.41

£27.18

Interest on Tenant's Capital saved

£2.54

£2.54

Income foregone per head:

£24.86

£24.64

Av. Production loss per head x 2.5 ewes removed per hectare.

£62.16

£61.60

Additional costs:

None

£-

Sub-total

£62.16

£61.60

Overall cost:

£62.16

£61.60

For lowground Crossbred Breeding ewes & Lowground Breeding Ewes - Early finished lamb production.

Tenant's capital: 2/3rd of total variable costs incl. Forage plus 1/2 (ram replacement and ewe value)

Average total variable costs per ewe:

£31.85

2/3rd of total variable costs (costs generally skewed towards beginning of year)

£21.24

Average fixed costs (ram replacement and ewe value) per ewe:

3.20

+

35

1/2 of fixed costs (generally spread more evenly in the year):

£19.10

Average Tenant's capital per ewe

£40.34

Interest on Tenant's capital

£2.54

6.30%

OPTION 31B: MANAGEMENT OF ANCIENT WOOD PASTURE ON UNIMPROVED GRASSLAND

£

£

per hectare

Total Additional Costs:

Rented grazings

0.667

hectare @

200

x

0.25

(1.5 of 6 months)

£33.33

Supervision

0.667

hectare rented grazings for

6

weeks @

£7.82

per hr per wk per ha rented

£31.28

Wormer & haulage

5

ewes @

2.00

£10.00

Total:

£74.61

per hectare

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