OPTION 17i: MANAGEMENT OF MOWN GRASSLAND FOR CORNCRAKES
| | | £ | | £ | |
Income foregone: | 5 | tonnes hay | 140 | per tonne | 700 | |
| 30% | | | | 210.00 | per hectare |
Additional Costs: | | Bird-friendly mowing | | | 9.40 | |
| | 2.5 wks alternative grazings* | | | 52.55 | |
Total: | | | | | 271.95 | |
Assuming this option will generally be adopted within the Corncrake Core Areas.
Average hay yield (extensive crop): 5 tonnes/hectare
Average hay price (Outer Hebrides 2006): £140 per tonne
For bird-friendly mowing, assumed that contracor's work rate will drop from 1 hectare per hour to 0.67 hectare per hour. Therefore, 1.5 hours taken to mow 1 hectare @ £19.80 per hectare. Additional cost is £9.40 per hectare.
* | | | | | | £ | | | | £ | per ha |
Total Additional Costs: | Rented grazings | 1 | hectare @ | | | 200 | x | 0.09 | (2.5 wks of 6 months) | 18.00 | |
| Supervision | 1 | hectare rented grazings for | 2.5 | weeks @ | £7.82 | per hr per wk per ha rented | | | 19.55 | |
| Wormer & haulage | 7.5 | ewes @ | | | 2.00 | | | | 15.00 | |
Total: | | | | | | | | | | 52.55 | |