WW / OSR rotation seems to be the mainstay of most uk arable farms
Every time the wisdom of this is questioned the defence is always that its gross margin just can't be beaten by any alternative ?
Is this really the case ?
Take years like this into account with high % lost, slugs, pigeons, silly seed costs, high N use, high AG chem spend etc
Put these years into the average and is it's AVERAGE gross margin REALLY that good ?
Are uk farmers being encouraged to grow it because as break crops go it just happens to sell an awful lot of inputs ?
I have reduced acreage based on my move to direct drilling and a need for spring cropping as a result but I'm seriously considering further reductions to the area I grow and replacement with yet a higher % of more reliable, cheaper to grow spring cropping
Every time the wisdom of this is questioned the defence is always that its gross margin just can't be beaten by any alternative ?
Is this really the case ?
Take years like this into account with high % lost, slugs, pigeons, silly seed costs, high N use, high AG chem spend etc
Put these years into the average and is it's AVERAGE gross margin REALLY that good ?
Are uk farmers being encouraged to grow it because as break crops go it just happens to sell an awful lot of inputs ?
I have reduced acreage based on my move to direct drilling and a need for spring cropping as a result but I'm seriously considering further reductions to the area I grow and replacement with yet a higher % of more reliable, cheaper to grow spring cropping