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Corn/grain maize in uk?
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<blockquote data-quote="Against_the_grain" data-source="post: 7845064" data-attributes="member: 95"><p>We have just had our 2nd corn harvest in the south east and whilst at the moment it's still very niche I think it will grow in popularity in the future.</p><p>As a crop imo its got a few issues that need to be addressed before it becomes more widespread. The main issue is drying. Drying grain from high 20s early 30s is very expensive and time consuming. It also holds the combine up as it won't store for much more than 24 hours at that so you can only cut what you can dry in a set period. I have to admit it feels very anti climate friendly burning very large amounts of fuel drying it in November and watching the steam from the dryer pour off.</p><p>Also harvest residues and following cultivations/cropping on heavy land in late Autumn/early winter are a challenge. Ideally harvest needs to be a month earlier. Soil erosion issues and fixed costs from expensive combines/drills/Dryers are also a consideration.</p><p></p><p>On the plus side the 2 years we have grown it it has been our best gross margin with yields ranging from 9-11t/ha dry. Its cheapish to grow as well and switching to a more spring sown rotation could potentially bring some advantages from a soil health/manure point of view.</p><p>It's all non gmo obviously here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Against_the_grain, post: 7845064, member: 95"] We have just had our 2nd corn harvest in the south east and whilst at the moment it's still very niche I think it will grow in popularity in the future. As a crop imo its got a few issues that need to be addressed before it becomes more widespread. The main issue is drying. Drying grain from high 20s early 30s is very expensive and time consuming. It also holds the combine up as it won't store for much more than 24 hours at that so you can only cut what you can dry in a set period. I have to admit it feels very anti climate friendly burning very large amounts of fuel drying it in November and watching the steam from the dryer pour off. Also harvest residues and following cultivations/cropping on heavy land in late Autumn/early winter are a challenge. Ideally harvest needs to be a month earlier. Soil erosion issues and fixed costs from expensive combines/drills/Dryers are also a consideration. On the plus side the 2 years we have grown it it has been our best gross margin with yields ranging from 9-11t/ha dry. Its cheapish to grow as well and switching to a more spring sown rotation could potentially bring some advantages from a soil health/manure point of view. It's all non gmo obviously here. [/QUOTE]
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