davidroberts30
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- pembrokeshire
All well and good growing 7Tons to the acre
What was the profit after....
What was the profit after....
World Wheat Record
- Thread starter teslacoils
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Maybe not a lot of profit from the plot, but given the prominent coverage of his use of Bayer ag chem and advice, Horsch drill, Agrifac sprayer etc, lets just say he might get slightly better dealer terms than the rest of us...
I like seeing world record wheat crops, it goes to show the potential of the genetics and chemistry in (near) real world situations, and its great to see others achieve what many of us strive for. Good on him.
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- Location
- East yorks
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Tbh I'm fairly sure a 7t crop is going to make me more profit than a 4t crop. It will be interesting to see his inputs but I'd expect a dollop of sunshine, and irrigation at the right time will help no end.
yellow belly
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- south west lincolnshire
Usain bolt can run 100 m in under 9.5 sec
most of us cannot
7 tonnes is the world record using whatever it takes for maximum yield
we could all grow more yield but we have to make a profit
those that spend for maximum yield loose money when the weather is against them
most of us cannot
7 tonnes is the world record using whatever it takes for maximum yield
we could all grow more yield but we have to make a profit
those that spend for maximum yield loose money when the weather is against them
Pieces_of_Eight
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Are there Guinness WR rules about sponsorship etc?
The whole thing comes across as an AgChem advert, possibly unfairly.
Could some Grade 1 land in the East of England get past 15t/ha with irrigation and no expense spared on fert & chems?
I'd like to see the margin for the record yield, compared with a 1.0t/ha yield in Australia with almost zero inputs.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
err, we can grow a bit more than that with almost zero inputs, given the right management
I’ve harvested 3 t / acre grain sorghum ( admittedly not wheat ) with literally zero inputs, when the planets aligned & everything worked . . . Most profitable single crop I’ve ever grown
Much more profitable than the “usual” high input crops
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
Bit of a Bayer add I suppose. Still not a bad effort.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
I have absolutely zero interest in the highest yielding crop
all I am interested in is consistency in variable / extreme climates & the most profitable crop
all I am interested in is consistency in variable / extreme climates & the most profitable crop
Here we sow the sunflower in May with a pre-seeding treatment of 6 euros of glyphosate, no fertilizer is applied and the next next entry is the combine. An average production of 1.5 tons per hectare at about 370 euros tons. It is not much but it is very difficult not to obtain profit, in addition the farms are cleaned of weeds.
In agriculture they say that you have to play with 2 decks, one deck to win and the other not to lose. Sunflower is not to lose.
In agriculture they say that you have to play with 2 decks, one deck to win and the other not to lose. Sunflower is not to lose.
Most of us have absolutely no interest in the lowest yielding crops either. We get it: you farm where people really shouldn’t.
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
From what was put out in farming media over here about it, it really wasn't overly "inputted" other than extra care put into the rotation ahead of it.
And a bit of water! Much of NZ was dry this year but not setting temp records like the past couple of summers have been.
Considering both his seedrate and N are "low" by many standards, and the feed wheat will be a touch over £200/tonne ex farm, I'd say it would pay him pretty well.
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
I got the impression he bought the place he's now on and has been farming all his life, so he must be doing something right.
Irrigating wheat isn't cheap, no sub, no environmental schemes to sign up to.
He makes his living off his crops, bit surprised there's no stock.
Some nice dirt in that part of the country, rather expensive now though.
Wonder what else he grows.
Irrigating wheat isn't cheap, no sub, no environmental schemes to sign up to.
He makes his living off his crops, bit surprised there's no stock.
Some nice dirt in that part of the country, rather expensive now though.
Wonder what else he grows.
Is irrigating wheat expensive? Any one know how much it cost to put an inch on an acre?
Honest john
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- Fenland
The big heap mostly pays best. Just when the weather trips you up such as 2012 here, when you get killed.
2012 was our best ever profit year. Low COP and the best storage/drying/blending/sorting facilities saw to that.
2012 was one of my worst though the prices were good. We had far more rain that you lot further east and 2013 wasn't very special either. 2011 was my best recently. We had rain in early May when you guys further east didn't then another 3" in June that saw a good yield coupled with a rapidly rising price.
The worst of all was 2015 - a very poor price and no quality either following 4" of rain in mid August. Despite our highest yields ever!
warksfarmer
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Same here. Home saved seed undressed nor cleaned, 1 x herb, 1 x fung, 150kg N. Nothing else applied and we shut the gate and walked away in late March. Sold 3t/ac of milling wheat. Highest price £247/t.
Interestingly the same year we had a trial where we applied zero input other than seed and that yielded 2t/ac over a weighbridge.
I’m afraid people throwing the kitchen sink at crops year after year are on the road to nowhere. This country is heading down the organic path whether we like it or not. Trade deals will see to it.