Agriculture Flashcards
What is a typical crop rotation
WW, WW, Beans, SpB, SpB, Beans
What is a Gross Margin
Means of measuring the performance of a business enterprise.
GM = Outputs - Variable Costs
Can be used for benchmarking (comparing to similar enterprises), Or comparing to previous years.
How can Black Grass be managed
Late drilling, Ploughing, Break Crops
How do you qualify to claim BPS
- Actively farming the holding
- Must have at least 5Ha of claimable land and 5Ha of entitlements.
When will BPS be Phased Out
Agriculture Bill 2020
BPS will be phased out by 2027
BPS is now de-linked
What is an NVZ
Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
Areas designated as being at risk from nitrate pollution.
Farmers must follow rules of how much nitrogen they can apply to their land.
Explain a stubble to stubble operation
Sept / Oct - Plough, cultivate, drill, roll
Nov - Sprays
March - Fertiliser
April - Fertiliser
May / June - Sprays
July / August - Harvest
What is BNG
An approach to development which leaves the environment in a better state than before the development.
What are the main ingredients in fertiliser
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potash
What are the current crop prices
Wheat £180/t
Milling W - £240/t
Barley - £162/t
OSR - £360/t
Fertiliser (Ammonium Nitrate) - £340/t
What is the current Milk Price
37.42ppl
What are the main farming systems you have been involved with
Arable
Pasture
- Intensive
- Organic
- Sheep
- Beef
- Dairy
What did you include in you justification reports for supporting planning applications for new farm buildings?
Firstly I asked the farmers vet to provided a statement on the need for new modern housing from a welfare perspective.
Also, measuring the existing buildings and justifying the need for more housing to support the farmers business to expand and be more profitable.
Slurry management
What was the process of tendering the CFA opportunity in your summary of experience?
- Take enquiry and have a meeting with the client to ascertain their objectives.
- Send client our proposal on marketing and TOE
- Draft particulars and tender documents
- Launch marketing
- Conduct viewing days
- Open tenders with client
- Await clients decision on which applicant to go with and draft agreement through to exchanging and finalising the instruction
What is the difference between an arable CFA and a livestock CFA
Both are similar in the way the farmer provides the land, buildings and fixed equipment. The contractor provides the labour, skills and machinery.
With a livestock CFA the contractor can either bring his livestock to the enterprise, manage the farmers existing flock, or the farmer can hire the contractors stock.
