#2023481 - 08/09/10 06:31 PM
Lease Question - Soy Bean Cost
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msubullyhunter
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Leasing new land this year and was going to ask the farmer if he would let me pay him for a few beans to leave them in the fields. Has anyone done this before and if so, what kind of price can I expect for about an acre of soy beans. I know it has to do with his yield and market price, but was just curious if someone had any experience with this and could give me a round-about number.
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#2023499 - 08/09/10 06:44 PM
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[quote=msubullyhunter]Leasing new land this year and was going to ask the farmer if he would let me pay him for a few beans to leave them in the fields. Has anyone done this before and if so, what kind of price can I expect for about an acre of soy beans. I know it has to do with his yield and market price, but was just curious if someone had any experience with this and could give me a round-about number.
Tks [/quote By the time they are ready to harvest, don't the deer pretty much stop feeding on them?
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#2023501 - 08/09/10 06:46 PM
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[quote=msubullyhunter]Leasing new land this year and was going to ask the farmer if he would let me pay him for a few beans to leave them in the fields. Has anyone done this before and if so, what kind of price can I expect for about an acre of soy beans. I know it has to do with his yield and market price, but was just curious if someone had any experience with this and could give me a round-about number.
Tks [/quote By the time they are ready to harvest, don't the deer pretty much stop feeding on them?
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#2023511 - 08/09/10 06:53 PM
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RAFI
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There will be a lot of beans left after harvest most times even if you don't pay to keep an acre.Not sure what they would charge to leave an acre.
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#2023661 - 08/09/10 08:31 PM
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A lot of it depends on what yeild he is expecting. Find that out first. Beans are over $10 a bushel now. Should be able to get an idea from that.
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#2023740 - 08/09/10 09:05 PM
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Wes Parrish
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I think your money would be better spent on something else.
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#2023748 - 08/09/10 09:08 PM
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BigOrangeHunter
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A decent bean crop averaging 40 bu/acre and beans currently around $10, you'd be looking at an awful expensive food plot. Especially considering there's usually a fair amount left around the edges anyways.
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#2023798 - 08/09/10 09:36 PM
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its a great idea, our farmer has left us some in the past and the deer love it during the winter. after the fields are cut there really isnt too much left so give it a try
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#2024130 - 08/10/10 08:48 AM
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Your looking at around $300-$400 per acre. Depending on what the farmers expectations are on the yeild. I know in areas that typically get extremely cold temps in december it is well worth the cost but am unsure here in Tn. I had a acre planted last year here in Tn and deer didnt touch them until after season closed. Cant explain that one. We had some really cold days here during the last few weeks of season.
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#2024307 - 08/10/10 10:58 AM
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msubullyhunter
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Thanks to all for comments. I thought leaving beans in the fields would be better than no food at all. The problem is that the beans are so close to the trees that we really can't get in to plant our own food plots. Any suggestions on "no-plow" feed?
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#2024350 - 08/10/10 11:30 AM
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The farm next to me has soy beans in it just about every year. I see more deer in the field after the beans are harvested. I don't know if this is common or just the way it is around here.
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#2024376 - 08/10/10 11:42 AM
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Wes Parrish
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The farm next to me has soy beans in it just about every year. I see more deer in the field after the beans are harvested. I don't know if this is common or just the way it is around here.
It is common.
Deer are mainly using green, growing soybeans as a preferred summer food source. After the leaves start drying up, other natural food items start coming into greater play, especially if one of those choices becomes falling acorns.
However, after soybeans are harvested, that fertile ground will often sprout a smorgasboard of new grow, that becomes a very attractive new "food plot".
The problem is that the beans are so close to the trees that we really can't get in to plant our own food plots. Any suggestions on "no-plow" feed?
Here's my suggestion: Don't worry about not having any other "food plots".
Simply top seed some brassicas and clover immediately after the farmer harvests his soybeans. Verify first with him that this is OK. This will provide you with a little extra fall/winter forage, and probably a lot more than you could achieve with small food plots back in your wooded areas. And it's cheap, too.
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