Crop Production Contracts Harvest 2009

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Crop Production Contracts Harvest 2009

We will periodically feature a Contract of the Season where we feel a new crop or contract opportunity requires a special mention. Please take time to view this before leaving the site.

Autumn-Sown Crops

Winter Wheat – Feed Wheat +£20/t premium. Einstein Yield. Eastern, Southern Counties & Midlands.
a. No hagberg or protein standards required!



Winter Wheat – seed production. After single break or same wheat variety.
a. East coast to M1, Thames to Firth of Fourth.
b. Range of pricing options - Viscount, Oakley, Cassius + others.



C2 Viscount & Cassius available - see 4Sale menu.



Winter Barley – seed production. After single break or same barley variety.
a. East coast to M5, Thames to Firth of Fourth.
b. We tell you the stock seed price, you tell us the premium!
c. 40 ha. blocks special requirement, special premium available



Winter Oats – Feed Wheat base price+ 35% as bonus / tonne.
a. National coverage. £800 - £1000/ha GM
b. Very successful contract, robust crop for UK climate.
c. Excellent quality retention during wet harvest.



Winter Oats – Seed Production
Winter oats do not need to vernalise - so can be drilled well into December.
a. If it's marginal land and you can't get malting barley consider seed oats.
b. Premium over Feed Wheat, or milling oats
c. Cheap to grow and excellent yield opportunity. Talk to us without delay.
d. All regions - Southern England of particular interest.



Winter OSR – Seed Production
Virgin Land - £100/t premium + crushing price at time of movement



Winter OSR - Special Oil Contracts - Coming Soon!



Winter Linseed - Coming Soon!

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Spring Crops - Plan your 2009 Cropping

Spring OSR – virgin, or 10 year clear of crucifer types.
a. Hybrid seed multiplication of varieties for EU market
b. Requires an experienced grower who likes a challenge!
c. Breeder looking for long term relationship.



White “Mammoth” Millet – up to Vale of York. Contract of the Season
a. Neither rabbit nor pigeon, nor pheasant prone
b. Bred for UK conditions, – excellent late spring crop.
c. Ideal for light or medium soil type, following sugar beet, potatoes or as an extra break to extend OSR rotation.
d. Not susceptible to any known disease in UK.
e. Probably the best combinable spring crop available – must be viewed.
f. Serious alternative to winter or spring oilseed rape.
g. 100% UK-grown seed. Fully traceable. Guaranteed purity.



Hemp Straw - Significant new national break crop - ranking among one of the BEST gross margins available relative to location. Can be grown as far north as Aberdeen. Ideally complements a rotation where peas or rape are too close, improving yields across all crops.
a. Drill April, harvest August / September
b. Movement September '09 - August '10
c . £820 Gross Margin delivered March for straw only.
d . £983 Gross Margin del. March for straw & seed.
e. Forage Harvester provided by contracting company, freeing up own machinery. Contract baling also available at reasonable cost.
f. Full agronomy notes available.
g. Major crop of the 21st Century to minimise Carbon Footprint and may counter Carbon Tax Bill - learn to grow it now!

Perennial Crops.

Out of Contract Miscanthus – East Anglia & Lincolnshire
a. We would like to hear from any grower with a miscanthus crop that is now outside of the 5 year establishment contract.
b. Buyers interested in the standing crop.

Contracts to follow.

Further contracts to follow when values known:
• Winter Wheat - unique contracts
• Spring oats – conventional and organic
• Human consumption linseed.
• Spring cereals and pulses for seed
• Spring barley for malting

• Spring peas & beans – various markets, quality & prices

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