HEAR OSR

Bramble

Member
I have been offered a contract to grow some HEAR rape, the price seems quite attractive but I'm sure there are lots of downsides (growing cost, yield etc). Is it worth me looking at it any further?

I grow about 70 acres of Expower at the moment yields have been about 1.3t/ac in the last couple of years
 

Brisel

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
HEAR crops aroud here have done ok in the past. Palmedor was the highest yielding variety for a neighbour in 2011 - more than his standard 00 types.

Pigeons are allegedly less likely to graze it, or at least leave it until last...
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

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Expanded and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for farmers published

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Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience.

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Sir Mark Spencer MP Published21 May 2024

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Full details of the expanded and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer available to farmers from July have been published by the...
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