On all crops just an average spend per acre/ha on whole farm if that's possibleCrop?
Yeah just an average rotation, north of England if possible, bit vague I know just want a rough idea !Average rotation then?
Thanks that's the sort of thing im after !sprays for 2017/18 cropping year no blackgrass:
winter feed wheat £86/ha,
spring malting barley £66/ha
winter oilseed rape £113/ha
£86 ha on wheat???, how many sprays?sprays for 2017/18 cropping year no blackgrass:
winter feed wheat £86/ha,
spring malting barley £66/ha
winter oilseed rape £113/ha
autumn herbicide with some fields spring blw top up and two fungicides. East region average spray spend was £222.60/ha and West region average was £214.0/ha. Can't spend too much when yield is limited by light, drought prone soils. 6.5t/ha average yield, compared to 8.4t/ ha average yield for the west and 8.9t/ha average for the east. Its all relative.£86 ha on wheat???, how many sprays?
Very true, not better with a hybrid wb?! , does well in difficult conditions, or s barley, if your only cutting 6.5t/ha of wheat.autumn herbicide with some fields spring blw top up and two fungicides. East region average spray spend was £222.60/ha and West region average was £214.0/ha. Can't spend too much when yield is limited by light, drought prone soils. 6.5t/ha average yield, compared to 8.4t/ ha average yield for the west and 8.9t/ha average for the east. Its all relative.
Ok i'll try to be more specific, for example per acre feed wheat no blackgrasss, just chemicals not fert Scottish borders light ground if that's any better
That was the first of two poor years for me due to drought. oilseed rape was the saving grace that year with 4.3t/ha compared to 3.7t/ha average in the survey. Gross margin was £1131 /ha compared to the average of £748. Sprays on osr was £113/ha compared to £209/ ha average for comparisson. Winter barley was overdone in my fathers era so haven't grown it since the early 1990's. Wheat and osr have done very well apart from the last two harvests. Spring barley has been a mixed bag. May well try wb this autumn unless defra modify the cropping rules.Very true, not better with a hybrid wb?! , does well in difficult conditions, or s barley, if your only cutting 6.5t/ha of wheat.
I would try WB again you will be surprised at how the stuff has moved on since we used to grow a lot in the early 90's same as you.That was the first of two poor years for me due to drought. oilseed rape was the saving grace that year with 4.3t/ha compared to 3.7t/ha average in the survey. Gross margin was £1131 /ha compared to the average of £748. Sprays on osr was £113/ha compared to £209/ ha average for comparisson. Winter barley was overdone in my fathers era so haven't grown it since the early 1990's. Wheat and osr have done very well apart from the last two harvests. Spring barley has been a mixed bag. May well try wb this autumn unless defra modify the cropping rules.