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- South Yorkshire
I’ve a customer who went out of growing rape several years ago. He has asked me to look into if the crop is worth growing again in his rotation.
His reasons for this are some really good looking crops in the area and some absolutely terrible ones hammered by pigeons and the lack of neonicitinoides increasing pest pressure.
If we say went for an average between the two in the area for what could possibly be achieved. The crops left per metre squared, cost of production, yield potential and estimating of said price per tonne. Would it be more prudent to plant other cereals or break crops we know to have more success on this farm and in this area grown by ourselves. As to make every acre pay adequately and then in turn increase farm profit / viability. I believe and “back of fag packet” calculations” seem to show, that wheat etc although lower in value, yield more and profit per acre is far greater.
Has anyone else mulled this over in a similar or same way? Peoples thoughts on OSR crops in the current agri chemical / crop development climate.
His reasons for this are some really good looking crops in the area and some absolutely terrible ones hammered by pigeons and the lack of neonicitinoides increasing pest pressure.
If we say went for an average between the two in the area for what could possibly be achieved. The crops left per metre squared, cost of production, yield potential and estimating of said price per tonne. Would it be more prudent to plant other cereals or break crops we know to have more success on this farm and in this area grown by ourselves. As to make every acre pay adequately and then in turn increase farm profit / viability. I believe and “back of fag packet” calculations” seem to show, that wheat etc although lower in value, yield more and profit per acre is far greater.
Has anyone else mulled this over in a similar or same way? Peoples thoughts on OSR crops in the current agri chemical / crop development climate.
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