OPTION 25 (ii): MANAGEMENT OF ANCIENT WOOD PASTURE ON ROUGH GRAZINGS
| | | | | £ | | Non- NVZ | NVZ | |
Additional Costs: | | | | | | | | | |
| Away-wintering | 2 | ewe/ha | @ | 14.50 | per ewe | 29 | 29 | |
| Transport & gathering | 2 | ewe/ha | @ | 2.50 | per ewe | 5 | 5 | |
**Income foregone: | Loss of 1 ewe per hectare: | | | | | | £17.04 | £16.88 | |
Total costs: | | | | | | | 51.04 | 50.88 | per hectare |
Assuming that rough grazings carries 3 ewes/ha (0.45 LU/ha) before option adopted
**Income foregone: | Gross Margin | £ | per head | Non- NVZ | NVZ | |
| Gross margin (after forage) for upland breeding ewe - crossbred ewe production. | | | £19.18 | | per ha |
| Interest on Tenant's Capital saved | | | £2.14 | £19.02 | |
| | | | | £2.14 | |
| Income foregone per head: | | | £17.04 | | |
| Av. Production loss per head x 1.0 ewe removed per hectare. | | | £17.04 | £16.88 | |
| | | | | £16.88 | |
Additional costs: | None | | | £- | | |
Sub-total | | | | £17.04 | | |
| | | | | £16.88 | |
Overall cost: | | | | £17.04 | £16.88 | per hectare |
For upland breeding ewe - crossbred ewe 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: | £26.08 | | | |
2/3rd of total variable costs (costs generally skewed towards beginning of year) | | | | £17.40 |
Average fixed costs (ram replacement and ewe value) per ewe: | 3.20 | + | 30 | |
1/2 of fixed costs (generally spread more evenly in the year): | | | | £16.60 |
Average Tenant's capital per ewe | £34.00 | | | |
Interest on Tenant's capital | | | | £2.14 |
6.30% | | | | |