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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1737307" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We have a couple that we get the "hayfield" for nothing and it gives the landowner the tax break. But you are right, they only want a pretty hayfield... and if you do much to fertilize or improve the stand, then they take it out from under you because someone came along and offered a bunch more money.. but those deals last about 2-3 years as the new renters don't put down the fertilizer and as the ground gets run down then they just quit it... and the owners have come back to us to see if we would take it back... we did on 2 places and lost both in 3 more years of trying to improve again... NO MORE. we do a 1 yr lease for 1st year and then if both are happy, we have to have 5 years.... we do alot of extras on some places... bushhogging and such around edges... because those landowners require it or because they treat us good. But, on the ones that require it, it is written down in the lease and we know it up front and the rent we pay is according to the deal..... and keeping the landowner satisfied keeps us in these places too. We do the "free" places that are closeby so not a big deal to go there on our way "by it to another place". </p><p>Finding places to graze cattle is getting harder and harder... and when you do, fences are so big a deal.... older farms/farmers the fences have been let go and run down....alot of money to repair or replace... BEFORE the insane price increases this year....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1737307, member: 25884"] We have a couple that we get the "hayfield" for nothing and it gives the landowner the tax break. But you are right, they only want a pretty hayfield... and if you do much to fertilize or improve the stand, then they take it out from under you because someone came along and offered a bunch more money.. but those deals last about 2-3 years as the new renters don't put down the fertilizer and as the ground gets run down then they just quit it... and the owners have come back to us to see if we would take it back... we did on 2 places and lost both in 3 more years of trying to improve again... NO MORE. we do a 1 yr lease for 1st year and then if both are happy, we have to have 5 years.... we do alot of extras on some places... bushhogging and such around edges... because those landowners require it or because they treat us good. But, on the ones that require it, it is written down in the lease and we know it up front and the rent we pay is according to the deal..... and keeping the landowner satisfied keeps us in these places too. We do the "free" places that are closeby so not a big deal to go there on our way "by it to another place". Finding places to graze cattle is getting harder and harder... and when you do, fences are so big a deal.... older farms/farmers the fences have been let go and run down....alot of money to repair or replace... BEFORE the insane price increases this year.... [/QUOTE]
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