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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: warwick on August 12, 2013, 09:34:19 pm

Title: Tacking
Post by: warwick on August 12, 2013, 09:34:19 pm

Hi does any one know the going rate for tacking out a field 1.7 acres is it peer sheep or per month 

Title: Re: Tacking
Post by: Tim W on August 12, 2013, 09:40:47 pm

I've just agreed over winter sheep keep for 15p/ewe/week---this includes the farmer looking over the animals for me
It's the first time I have had to pay for winter keep

But it's market led like all commodities---I know some people have to pay 50p/ewe or more