Here in the Atlanta area, hay has been fairly hard to come by this year, leading my buddy to think of cutting it for himself(us) and possibly selling the remainder off.. The main reason for slim pickins is apparently the army worm this year.
The land shouldnt be an issue, we have access to about 200ac of pasture land that we could use. It looks like the equipment would be fairly expensive even though he does curently own a large enough tractor(40hp I believe) to handle the cutter and bailer. Mine(YM2000) could surely pull the rake and spreader. $10-20k for used equipment is what I understand for decent stuff. Fertilizer, lime, insecticide, etc(not sure what else) would add to the cost.
My question to you guys, is it profitible for a couple of guys to do on a part time/side venture?? How much would you think could be made on 200ac, on a good year? How bad could it be on a bad year?(could you have a total loss??)
I'm curious, I know nothing about it but it does seem like a fairly safe venture from the outside.. All coments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks
The land shouldnt be an issue, we have access to about 200ac of pasture land that we could use. It looks like the equipment would be fairly expensive even though he does curently own a large enough tractor(40hp I believe) to handle the cutter and bailer. Mine(YM2000) could surely pull the rake and spreader. $10-20k for used equipment is what I understand for decent stuff. Fertilizer, lime, insecticide, etc(not sure what else) would add to the cost.
My question to you guys, is it profitible for a couple of guys to do on a part time/side venture?? How much would you think could be made on 200ac, on a good year? How bad could it be on a bad year?(could you have a total loss??)
I'm curious, I know nothing about it but it does seem like a fairly safe venture from the outside.. All coments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks