CEREAL SEED GROWERS WANTED

We are a family run business based in Lancashire farming over 2,100 acres of land. In addition to the farming operations we operate a seed processing mill at Lathom. As a result of significant investment in a new seed processing facility and a 2,000 ton purpose designed seed store, we are looking for new seed growers to provide the additional crops needed to achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Most growers will be able to produce seed crops with little more effort than it takes to produce a crop of feed grain and can typically add £50-100 of gross income per acre, depending on yield, species and premium. If seed growing is something you may be interested in, we would very much welcome the opportunity to discuss the benefits of growing seed crops as part of your farming operations.

All areas and regions will be considered.

For further information please contact,

John Pape on 01695 586100 or Mobile 07590 607859 or email [email protected]
 

legin

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Arable Farmer
Location
West Midlands
We grow Winter Barley for a local seed company and they treat us very well. It suits our situation as we don't have a enough grain storage for all our crops, So all W.barley is moved almost as quick as we combine it. Aren't most things we do in farming we take a majority of the risk.
 
We grow Winter Barley for a local seed company and they treat us very well. It suits our situation as we don't have a enough grain storage for all our crops, So all W.barley is moved almost as quick as we combine it. Aren't most things we do in farming we take a majority of the risk.

Yes but this is risk you do not need to take and I’ve lost count the amount of times we’ve had spurious claims on seed contracts.

The last one we did was harvested and put in the shed. They came and sampled it and told us it needed cleaning at a charge of £14/tonne. We told them we’d do it. We didn’t and it was retested and miraculously passed without being touched.

So if the seed guys want to get real and take on some of the risks we’ll grow for them. If they won’t then there’s no point and I think they’ll find fewer and fewer willing growers over the coming years.
 

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