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<blockquote data-quote="Flintstone" data-source="post: 9135271" data-attributes="member: 14178"><p>I started growing Spring wheat a couple of years ago, and it has become an important crop in the rotation here.</p><p></p><p>The key is to grow it cheaply, as said above. It doesn’t need lots of inputs sloshed all over it, and if you stick to some basic rules, it will do a gross margin that’s competitive with mainline crops.</p><p></p><p>Drilling in Feb/early March does produce slightly higher yields. I aim for 6.6 t/ha, and that’s easily achievable, even on average ground.</p><p></p><p>I only use one cheap fungicide. Any more is a waste of money.</p><p>150kgs of N in three splits.</p><p>A bog standard pre-em.</p><p>One PGR.</p><p></p><p>Cochise will give you a Group 2 premium, almost guaranteed. I also like the way it has a four month drilling window, which makes establishment less stressful in a one man band system like mine.</p><p></p><p>I also grow it on a 45 hectare Mid Tier obligation I have. So, basic over winter stubble (AB2), followed by low input cereal (AB14), and those two options give £460 per hectare. That’s the equivalent of another 2.6 t/ha of yield revenue, making it the same total revenue output as a 9 tonne crop of wheat, but with a fraction of the growing costs.</p><p></p><p>I’ll be putting in another 125 hectares, any time from now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flintstone, post: 9135271, member: 14178"] I started growing Spring wheat a couple of years ago, and it has become an important crop in the rotation here. The key is to grow it cheaply, as said above. It doesn’t need lots of inputs sloshed all over it, and if you stick to some basic rules, it will do a gross margin that’s competitive with mainline crops. Drilling in Feb/early March does produce slightly higher yields. I aim for 6.6 t/ha, and that’s easily achievable, even on average ground. I only use one cheap fungicide. Any more is a waste of money. 150kgs of N in three splits. A bog standard pre-em. One PGR. Cochise will give you a Group 2 premium, almost guaranteed. I also like the way it has a four month drilling window, which makes establishment less stressful in a one man band system like mine. I also grow it on a 45 hectare Mid Tier obligation I have. So, basic over winter stubble (AB2), followed by low input cereal (AB14), and those two options give £460 per hectare. That’s the equivalent of another 2.6 t/ha of yield revenue, making it the same total revenue output as a 9 tonne crop of wheat, but with a fraction of the growing costs. I’ll be putting in another 125 hectares, any time from now. (y) [/QUOTE]
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