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  • Several prices to choose from
  • Vetted & insured operators

A managed marketplace for rural land

Get prices from agricultural contractors near you.

Tell us what needs doing. Vetted operators covering your patch price the job, you see them side by side, and you book the one you want — with the work insured by us. No phone calls out of the blue.

  • Several prices, not one. Approved operators near you price your job, usually inside 24 hours, and you can message any of them before you accept.
  • Vetted operators, and every job insured. Our own £5m policy covers the work, whoever does it.
  • We hold your deposit until you’re happy. The contractor gets paid when you say the job’s right.

What needs doing?

Takes about a minute. No account needed.

Free and no obligation — you’re not booking anything yet.

On the go

Jobs in progress

Land being priced and worked on right now. We don’t publish anyone’s location beyond the county.

  • Hay, straw & haylageMoray
  • Hedge cutting0.3 acresHampshire
  • Hedge cutting30mLancashire
  • Paddock topping3.5 acresDumfries and Galloway
  • Manure sweeping3 acresSurrey
  • Fencing1.8 acresLincolnshire
  • Flailing3.7 acresCambridgeshire
  • Hay, straw & haylageAberdeenshire

What people paid

Work booked through us

Real jobs and the price agreed. Every job prices differently — access, ground and scale move the number more than the service does — so treat these as what past work came to, not a quote for yours.

  • Harrowing£185
  • Fertiliser application£1,940
  • Harrowing£275
  • Paddock renovation£1,045
  • Paddock topping£280
  • Flail collecting£1,200
  • Spraying£435
  • Harrowing£690

Everything we do

Pick the job. Operators near you come back with prices.

What each job involves, and when to do it →

If you own a paddock or a bit of land, finding someone reliable usually means trawling Facebook groups and hoping for the best. We do that part for you.

Paddock topping

Rough grass and thistles cut back before turn-out or in the autumn.

Compare pricesFree → for paddock topping

Finish mowing

A clean, even cut for paddocks, orchards and amenity grass.

Compare pricesFree → for finish mowing

Harrowing

Break up thatch, spread muck, level the surface.

Compare pricesFree → for harrowing

Rolling

Firm the ground, press stones back down after harrowing.

Compare pricesFree → for rolling

Muck sweeping

Mechanical sweep, ideal after winter turn-out.

Compare pricesFree → for muck sweeping

Overseeding

Repair thin or worn paddocks with fresh seed.

Compare pricesFree → for overseeding

Hedge cutting

Field and boundary hedges cut and shaped, arisings cleared.

Compare pricesFree → for hedge cutting

Land & ditch clearance

Overgrown ground, scrub and ditches brought back under control.

Compare pricesFree → for land and ditch clearance

Flailing

Heavy flail through rough grass, scrub and brambles, cut and left.

Compare pricesFree → for flailing

Flail collecting

Rough grass and scrub cut and collected, not left to rot down.

Compare pricesFree → for flail collecting

Weed control & spraying

Targeted treatment of docks, nettles, thistles and ragwort.

Compare pricesFree → for weed control and spraying

Fertiliser application

Spread evenly, at the right rate, at the right time of year.

Compare pricesFree → for fertiliser application

Lime spreading

Lime spread to correct soil pH on grassland or arable.

Compare pricesFree → for lime spreading

Scarifying

Thatch and moss raked out so the grass can breathe.

Compare pricesFree → for scarifying

Sub-soiling

Compacted ground broken up so water drains and roots go down.

Compare pricesFree → for sub-soiling

Rotavating

Ground broken and turned for reseeding or new use.

Compare pricesFree → for rotavating

Mole ploughing

Drainage channels pulled under wet ground.

Compare pricesFree → for mole ploughing

Stone burying

Stones buried to leave a clean, level seedbed.

Compare pricesFree → for stone burying

Tree felling & chipping

Trees felled and the brash chipped or cleared away.

Compare pricesFree → for tree felling and chipping

Fixed tooth mulching

Scrub, saplings and stumps ground down to mulch in one pass.

Compare pricesFree → for fixed tooth mulching

Mounding

Ground mounded with an excavator, ready for tree planting.

Compare pricesFree → for mounding

Excavator work

Digger and driver for trenches, footings, ponds and spoil.

Compare pricesFree → for excavator work

Road grading

Farm tracks and drives regraded, potholes filled, camber back.

Compare pricesFree → for road grading

Road construction/repair

Tracks and access roads built or repaired, stoned and surfaced.

Compare pricesFree → for road construction and repair

General tractor work

Tractor and driver for the jobs that don’t fit a list.

Compare pricesFree → for general tractor work

Trailer work

Bales, muck, timber or spoil carted where it needs to go.

Compare pricesFree → for trailer work

Fencing

Post-and-rail, stock and equestrian fencing, supplied and fitted.

Compare pricesFree → for fencing

Tractor hire (events)

Tractor and driver for shows, weddings and events.

Compare pricesFree → for tractor hire

Why not just ring round

You could find someone yourself. Here’s what that looks like.

Most people with a few acres have done this the hard way at least once. The difference isn’t that we know contractors you don’t — it’s what sits behind the job once you’ve picked one.

Finding someone yourself
Through Emmerdale
YourselfThree calls, one call back, and you’re still waiting on Thursday.
EmmerdaleSeveral prices back, usually inside 24 hours. The job goes to every approved operator covering your patch.
YourselfOne number, and no idea whether it’s fair.
EmmerdalePrices side by side, with each operator’s rating and how far away they are. Sort by price or by rating.
YourselfYou have to ask if they’re insured, and take the answer on trust.
Emmerdale£5m of public liability cover on every job, carried by us rather than left to whoever turns up. You never have the awkward conversation, and a claim is ours to handle.
YourselfCash on the day, handed over before you’ve walked the field.
EmmerdaleYou pay us, not the contractor. We hold a deposit to book the job, and nobody gets paid until you’ve seen the work and said you’re happy.
YourselfIf it’s done badly, it’s between you and a bloke with a tractor.
EmmerdaleIf it’s not right, you raise it with us and we sort it with the operator. You’re not chasing anyone.
YourselfYou need to be there, or take their word for it.
EmmerdaleBefore and after photos land on your job page. Handy if the field is nowhere near the house.

How it works

No phone calls out of the blue, and nothing to pay to find out the price.

  1. 1

    You tell us the job

    Pick a service and give us a postcode. About a minute.

  2. 2

    We ask operators near you

    Vetted, and the work insured by us. They price your job directly.

  3. 3

    You compare prices and ask questions

    Side by side, with distance. Message any contractor who’s priced your job, before you accept anything.

  4. 4

    You book and pay online

    A 15% deposit to book, and the rest once the work is done.

  5. 5

    The work gets done

    Before and after photos land on your job page.

Where we work

Approved operators in every county.

Every county in England, Wales and Scotland has an approved operator on it, and the darker the county the more of them there are. Tell us what needs doing and the job goes to the operators covering your patch.

  • Excellent coverage
  • Strong coverage
  • Good coverage
  • Covered
Counties we cover
Map of Great Britain shaded by contractor coverage: 88 of 88 counties covered
Tom Oswald standing in front of a John Deere 9RX 830 tractor

Who’s behind it

I started Hampshire Paddock Management looking after paddocks, smallholdings and grassland across the South of England — topping, harrowing, rolling, hedges, the everyday work that keeps land in good order. I’m also the founder of Lumenira, a world-leading photo sharing site with thousands of users.

The enquiries never stopped coming, and one firm can only be in so many fields at once. So we grew into Emmerdale Agriculture: the same standard of work, delivered across the UK by approved operators we know and trust.

Tom OswaldManaging Director

For operators

Run an agricultural contracting business?

We bring you the customer and handle the payment. You set your own price and do the work you’re good at.

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No fee — you receive 100% of what you quoted*