Mike, talk to NRCS. I know it's a dirty 4-letter word in some circles, but they will design AND pay for a pad for you, especially if you do some or all of the work. Back years ago, I was feeding cows along a fence line in the mud- both hay and silage. I talked to NRCS, and they came out, designed a feeding pad and manure storage area, and I put it in to their specs with a few modifications. I had to borrow the money to do it, and overbuilt what they designed with a 't' wall bunker for the manure. The total pad area is about 100 x 40', has been there for about fifteen years and is still in use. But, the price they pay for the work is far above what you need to build it- especially if you do the work, or most of it. And, they will also pay for upgrades after the life of the original contract, which is about 7 or 10 years. I built a big shed next to it, and push the manure onto that pad and right into the manure pit, then clean it out a couple of times a years. But, the pad and pit cost was about 25 or 30K, and they paid 87 1/2%, I did a good part of the work, and my cost basis was around 18K, and they gave us some 24K to do it, so I got paid about 5 or $6000 for my time and labor. Plus, I have been using it for the past 15 years. So, go down and introduce yourself.
So far, they have put in over $100,000 into facilities for me over the years, and I think it's a great deal- especially with this "Save the Bay" crud they're insisting on. And Pa. is one of the states on the target for some good program funds. If you don't do it, someone else will get the money, and they seem to have more than enough.
So far, they have put that pad and manure pit in for us, 3 spring developments, a 400 foot well, 2000 feet of pipe, 2 4-hole waterers, a couple of heavy use areas, a mile of cross fencing, and a quarter of a mile of perimeter fencing. I'd have probably never been able to afford it if they hadn't been there. We get cost shares from the feds and the state on most of this stuff, and they also pay us to plant covers in the fall and destroy or harvest them, depending on the crop, the next year. If you need to talk about it, call me at four-one oh- 2 one won two.
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