Main costs in growing potatoes per acre!

[Bossfarmer]

There will always be rejections and issues such as you say but these are all factored in, you need to allow for a certain percentage of rejected loads/dumped tatties as all growers get them

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Have you seen the price of spuds, my man said they gone through the roof with a big smile, just proves what is always dlsaid about farming, to fill the pot you have to ride the storm first and no point bunking out half way

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Is Dad and your bro up for the work?

 

[Bossfarmer]

would prob cut 100 cows to fund it so should free up plenty time

 

[Hilly]

would prob cut 100 cows to fund it so should free up plenty time

No doubt there will be a bit to be made in spuds but cows and grain will be a walk in the park in comparison to spud growing.

 

[canam1]

would prob cut 100 cows to fund it so should free up plenty time

So have you went for it yet

 

[simmy_bull]

I’m sure this spring is going to be a particularly good one for planting potatoes!!!

 

[dolf_lundgren]

when you look at the costs though I wouldn't have rent to pay just a notional rent for 70 acres, no additional labour or tractors

If that is true then you currently have far too much machinery and labour. Have you seen the amount of metal that is required to grow spuds? It is mental, and its not much less for 70ac than it would be for 500.

You could put the potato store up just to the left of the dairy.

 

[phillipe]

you can get away with normal sheds for storage though for a few months

dont think so

 

[phillipe]

our local spud guy has lost 2 full crops in the last 10 years,wet and blight

 

[icanshootwell]

you can get away with normal sheds for storage though for a few months

Then you can take them to your local ad digester, cause mc caines won,t want them.

 

[icanshootwell]

Nobody wants to grow grain everyone wants to let ground out for spuds

And after a few seasons, take a good look at your soil structure, growing grass will be your only option after that to repair the damage.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Then you can take them to your local ad digester, cause mc caines won,t want them.

That's ok, I'm sure he'll expect some sub or handout to compensate him for all the hard work he has done, after all, the tax payer does owe him a living !

 

[Bossfarmer]

So have you went for it yet

no still working with sucklers store trade good this year tatties made a mess of the ground last year only just got my wheat in

 

[Bossfarmer]

If that is true then you currently have far too much machinery and labour. Have you seen the amount of metal that is required to grow spuds? It is mental, and its not much less for 70ac than it would be for 500.

You could put the potato store up just to the left of the dairy.

i have 3 main tractors for the arable/silage etc that would be used, you can buy fairly cheap second hand harvesters/planters etc? the big growers are always buying new and discarding kit

 

[Princess Pooper]

no still working with sucklers store trade good this year tatties made a mess of the ground last year only just got my wheat in

Perhaps not such a crock of gold after all then?

 

[Bossfarmer]

Perhaps not such a crock of gold after all then?

im not getting the upsides though just a rent, some growers have made huge margins the past 5 years

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Perhaps not such a crock of gold after all then?

More like a crock of sh*t!