Pasture Lease

by **jgibson** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:16 pm

I am looking to lease the pasture that is connected to mine. I have no idea what a good price would be for leasing the 23 acres. There will be some fence work, but most of the fence is okay. The pasture is grown up and needs bushhogging. I live in marshall county, alabama. Can anyone give me any information on a good rate to offer on the pasture?

by **SSGenetics** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:50 pm

$10-$20 over here depending on whos keeping the fence up and doing pasture maintenance...

by **Kingfisher** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:50 pm

$3.00 an acre per month.

by **SSGenetics** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:53 pm

Kingfisher wrote:$3.00 an acre per month.

Not here!

by **jgibson** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:53 pm

We will be keeping the fences up and doing all maintenance.

by **SSGenetics** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:56 pm

Bushhogging to?

by **jgibson** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:08 pm

Yes. All work will be our responsability. The pasture is grown up and will need a good bit of work. The location is very desirable because it connects to us. There is even a gate between the two pastures.

by **SSGenetics** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:11 pm

I would shoot for the low end of the figures I gave you. Maybe around $12-$15.

by **circlew** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:38 pm

I just picked up a lease just like that last month. I got it rent free the rest of this year and all of next year to clean the place up. Then in 2013 the agreement is 1000 dollars a year which works out to around 15 dollars and acre.

by **bigbull338** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:56 pm

you cant find any pasture to lease around here.an if you do its higher than thunder.i know of wooded an growed up pasture that leases for $25 to $30 an ac a yr or more.

by **JSCATTLE** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:16 pm

Most I have or will pay is 15 an acre . I've been burnt by land owners to many times to spend a pile of money to get a place in shape so the land owner can pull it and let their new boy/ girlfriends daddy's brother who never owned a cow run his cows on it .

by **Deepsouth** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:57 pm

JS has a good point. It seems no matter how long It's been since they have used it if you get it shaped up they will come up with a need for it. To avoid that try to get a long term contract on the lease like 5 year terms even 3 year would be better than a 1 year lease.