Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013: Rural Development Regulation (EC) No 1698-2005
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OPTION 26(i): MANAGEMENT OF EXTENDED HEDGE (trimmed once in 3 years)
Income foregone: | Gross Margin | | | | Non- NVZ | NVZ | per ha |
| Winter Barley | £385.00 | per ha | | | | |
| Spring Barley | £282.00 | | | | | |
| Livestock' Gross Margin (average) | £494.23 | | | | | |
| Livestock' Gross Margin (average) NVZ | | | | | 469.47 | |
| Gross Margin average: | | | | £387.08 | £375.75 | |
| Interest on Tenant's Capital saved | | | | £35.53 | £35.53 | |
| 100% loss: | | | | 351.54 | 340.22 | |
on 0.67 hectare: | A = | 351.54 | x | 0.67 | £235.53 | £227.95 | |
Income foregone: | Gross Margin | | | | £ | | |
| Winter Barley | £385.00 | per ha | | | | |
| Spring Barley | £282.00 | | | | | |
| Livestock' Gross Margin (average) | £494.23 | | | | | |
| Livestock' Gross Margin (average) NVZ | | | | | 469.47 | |
| Gross Margin average: | | | | £387.08 | £375.75 | |
| Interest on Tenant's Capital saved | | | | £35.53 | £35.53 | |
| 100% loss | | | | £351.54 | £340.22 | |
| 75% loss | | | | £263.66 | £255.17 | |
on utilisable 75% of 0.33 hectare: | B = | 263.66 | x | 0.33 | £87.01 | £84.20 | |
Additional costs: | | | | | | | |
| Additional hedge trimming costs | | | | £7.00 | £7.00 | |
| Annual restoration costs | | | | £1,469.92 | £1,469.92 | |
Sub-total: Loss from A + Loss from B + Additional cost: | | | | | £1,799.47 | £1,789.08 | |
Overall cost: | | | | | £1,799.47 | £1,789.08 | per ha |
| | | Payment rate | £0.54 | £0.54 | pence per linear metre of hedge |
assuming a 1 hectare managed strip will be 3 metres wide and 3,333.33 metres long
*Average Tenant's Capital
for Farm Types: Scotland General Cropping Farms & Mixed Farms | £564.00 |
| | Non- NVZ | NVZ | | |
| | forage area | NVZ Adj factor | £ NVZ |
| per cow | per ha | ha per cow | | GM per ha |
*Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets | | | | | |
Feb-Apr | 0 | 0 | 0.52 | - | |
May-June | 17 | 30.36 | 0.56 | - | |
Aug-Oct | 26 | 40.63 | 0.64 | - | |
Average = | | 23.66 | | | 23.66 |
Dairy Cow - silage ad lib | | | | | |
av. Annual yield 7,000 litres | | 1290.75 | 0.4975 | 0.94 | 1216.49137 |
| per 100 ewes | | | | |
Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb | | | | | |
Upland | 1601 | 128.08 | 0.125 | - | |
Lowground | 2293 | 208.45 | 0.11 | - | |
Av. Upland/lowground | 1947 | 168.27 | 0.12 | - | 168.27 |
Average 'Livestock' Gross Margin | | 494.23 | | | 469.4736588 |
Additional costs | 3,333 m hedge trimmed twice in each 5-yr period. One side of hedge trimmed. Contractor's charge per hour = | £17.50 |
| pence | per linear metre of hedge |
Hedge cutter with circular saw work rate 1.25 km/hr | 1.40 | |
Hedge cutter with standard flail work rate 2 km/hr | 0.88 | |
Additional cost on each side of hedge | 0.53 | |
Assuming 3,333 m of hedge trimmed for each hectare of land managed under this option | | |
| £ | |
Additional cost of trimming managed hedge (£ per hectare) | 17.50 | per ha |
Total additional cost of trimming hedge twice (£ per hectare) | 35.00 | |
Annual additional cost over 5 years | 7.00 | |
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 3,333 m long hedge with a 2 m wide base restored over 5 years, i.e. 2500 m | 5.88 | £14,699.25 |
Only one side restored under this option. | | |
Therefore, additional cost equals 1/2 the calculated rate: | | £7,349.62 |
| | Annual cost (£/ha) |
Additional cost in each year | | £1,469.92 |
Page updated: Wednesday, May 05, 2010