TractorGuy
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- John Deere 4310 CUT, Ford New Holland 575E Industrial Backhoe, John Deere F725 Front Mount Mower
I have 5 acres I am digging stumps out of. I had it rezoned as AG timberland to be able to have it clear cut. I have no desire to replant in trees and was thinking I might find someone to use the land for hay production to keep an AG rating. If I loose the AG rating the tax difference is only about $700 per year. Everything I look into as far as prep and planting would cost way more than that.
As I am working through this process I have disc harrowed and raked the land fairly smooth. It seems to be filling in with grass as I mow it but it has two or three different varieties including Pensacola Bahia, Centipede, and some other kind of bunching grass. I assume for hay it would have to have all that killed out, land brought to proper PH and fertilized, then replanted.
Is it worth it for someone cutting hay to lease or use 5 acres if they do all the work and prep? Would there be any value in it for me or would I be lucky to find someone to do it just to keep an AG rating?
As I am working through this process I have disc harrowed and raked the land fairly smooth. It seems to be filling in with grass as I mow it but it has two or three different varieties including Pensacola Bahia, Centipede, and some other kind of bunching grass. I assume for hay it would have to have all that killed out, land brought to proper PH and fertilized, then replanted.
Is it worth it for someone cutting hay to lease or use 5 acres if they do all the work and prep? Would there be any value in it for me or would I be lucky to find someone to do it just to keep an AG rating?