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Whole Cropping a standing Cereal crop, Value / Acre
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<blockquote data-quote="Brisel" data-source="post: 7416500" data-attributes="member: 166"><p>Grain yield + straw minus harvesting & drying costs is fairly simple. A weighbridge would be fairer, especially with spring crops that can be more variable. Other than no earwash sprays, variable costs for whole crop aren't much lower.</p><p></p><p>I was offered £15/t fresh weight for whole crop by an AD plant regardless of grass silage, cereal whole crop or forage maize. The buyer organised all the harvesting, used our silage clamps & back loaded with AD separated liquid. Fortunately we didn't strike a deal & they went bust a couple of years later, owing a lot of money, though the AD plants are still running.</p><p></p><p>Your buyer will also be keen to point out other benefits to you;</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Taking weeds off before they set viable seed. This depends on what growth stage they harvest at - removing black grass before viable seed set will cost you some dry matter yield. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Early entry for a following crop - this can be priceless in some circumstances.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Saved harvesting & handling costs where you are constrained by not having your own combine or being short of storage space.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brisel, post: 7416500, member: 166"] Grain yield + straw minus harvesting & drying costs is fairly simple. A weighbridge would be fairer, especially with spring crops that can be more variable. Other than no earwash sprays, variable costs for whole crop aren't much lower. I was offered £15/t fresh weight for whole crop by an AD plant regardless of grass silage, cereal whole crop or forage maize. The buyer organised all the harvesting, used our silage clamps & back loaded with AD separated liquid. Fortunately we didn't strike a deal & they went bust a couple of years later, owing a lot of money, though the AD plants are still running. Your buyer will also be keen to point out other benefits to you; [LIST] [*]Taking weeds off before they set viable seed. This depends on what growth stage they harvest at - removing black grass before viable seed set will cost you some dry matter yield. [*]Early entry for a following crop - this can be priceless in some circumstances. [*]Saved harvesting & handling costs where you are constrained by not having your own combine or being short of storage space. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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