The giant fert price rise!!!!

As we all know cereal prices are strong again this year but the cost of growing them has increased sharply, im interested to know how much fert people are using on their crops does anyone put p & k on seperately as well as the compound at drilling? below are my applications for laureate malting barley it would be good if others post theirs, thanks

14-13-21 151kg/acre

27-0-0 131 kg/acre
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
As we all know cereal prices are strong again this year but the cost of growing them has increased sharply, im interested to know how much fert people are using on their crops does anyone put p & k on seperately as well as the compound at drilling? below are my applications for laureate malting barley it would be good if others post theirs, thanks

14-13-21 151kg/acre

27-0-0 131 kg/acre

160-180kgs of N on wheat, 100kgs on linseed, 160kg on winter barley and 150kgs on Rye this year

ptices won’t change plans
 

Chae1

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
As we all know cereal prices are strong again this year but the cost of growing them has increased sharply, im interested to know how much fert people are using on their crops does anyone put p & k on seperately as well as the compound at drilling? below are my applications for laureate malting barley it would be good if others post theirs, thanks

14-13-21 151kg/acre

27-0-0 131 kg/acre
Fert applications of P & K will be entirely based on soil sampling results and cropping history. Plus taking into account any muck/digestate slurry applied.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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