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Title: Going rates for crop pollination?
Post by: OzBuzz on October 17, 2011, 06:39:56 pm

Hi Everybody,

Just wondering if anybody knows whether there is a reference document or what have you for the going rates for crop pollination? with a particular interest in lucerne at the moment...

Title: Re: Going rates for crop pollination?
Post by: Johnny253 on October 17, 2011, 07:42:52 pm

Lucerne pollen has very poor nutrition. You would need to charge a bit more than for other crops to compensate for this.

Title: Re: Going rates for crop pollination?
Post by: OzBuzz on October 17, 2011, 09:14:07 pm

Yeah that's my thoughts too - but how much? that's what i'm wondering... i don't want to go in and say $70 a hive if the industry rate is $50 per hive