ditchman Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 im just wondering ..(like you do)...........about the high fertilizer prices...and how farmers will mitigate (or try to) the expense..... Will we see a move back to the 1970's farming practice....where stubbles will be left to rot and weed seedlings allowed to come thro and when there is maximum growth before setting seed then it will be ploughed in....... will we see catch crops will we see soil improvers start to be grown widescale again will more spring barley be sown will more fields be left to winter over all of this will be of emmense benifit to pigeon shooting................be interesting to see farming practices change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Not just a benefit to pigeon but also over wintering geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Crop prices are high enough to offset fertiliser costs at present. Currently, fert prices have rolled back to £750\t and wheat prices holding about £300\t for milling, £260\t for feed wheat and £640\t for Rapeseed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 33 minutes ago, Dave at kelton said: Not just a benefit to pigeon but also over wintering geese. oooohh ..good point ....they will think they have gone to heaven .....be a change from sugar beet tops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Hello, on my friends farm the cost of fertilizer for 400 acres of barley was more than the returns but the yield was down by half, ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted July 26, 2022 Report Share Posted July 26, 2022 Hopefully good for everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landowner Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 That's an interesting hypothesis! Hope we do see positive outcomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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