Crops

Question 1

Name some break crops

Answer 1

Stubble turnips & kale
Oil seed rape
Maize
Grass

Question 2

The best gross margins

Answer 2

1. Winter Wheat - high yields
2. Spring Barley - low inputs

Question 3

Yields

Answer 3

Winter wheat 3.5 to 4 tonne/acre
Winter barley 3 to 3.5 tonne/acre
Spring barley 2.5 to 3 tonne per acre
Maize 20 tonne/ acre
Potatoes 20 tonne/ acre
Oli seed rape 1 to 1.5 tonne/acre
Oats 2 tonne/acre

Question 4

When do you drill and harvest

Answer 4

WW - September & July/ August
WB - September & September & July/ August
SB - March & July/ August
Maize - April & October
OSR - August/September to July/August
Stubble - October until March

Question 5

5 year crop rotation

Answer 5

WW
Stubble
WW
Maize
WB

Question 6

Describe a good grain store

Answer 6

Concrete floor to remain dry and vermin proof

Question 7

Difference between barley and wheat

Answer 7

Barley more golden

Question 8

Bale densities & prices

Answer 8

• Straw round bales 5 to 6 bales to the tonne
  £90 / tonne for wheat
  £110 / tonne for barley
• Silage round bale 2 bales to the tonne
• 4 stringer straw 5 bales to the tonne
• 6 stringer straw 3 bales to the tonne