Quickfire

Question 1

What crops in an arable rotation are considered as “break crops”?

Answer 1

Maize, potatoes, catch crops, OSR, beans

Question 2

What is the disease that affects Winter Wheat?

Answer 2

Takeall

Question 3

What are Skyfall, Gleam, Graham and Extase varieties of?

Answer 3

UK Winter Wheat

Question 4

Approximate wheat yield?

Answer 4

3.8t / acre (9.4t / hectare)

Question 5

What are Anastasia, Aviron, Ambassador and Antigua varieties of?

Answer 5

OSR

Question 6

What is the average yield of barley?

Answer 6

3 t / acre

Question 7

What is the average yield of oats?

Answer 7

2.6t/acre

Question 8

What is the average yield of OSR?

Answer 8

1.4t/acre

Question 9

What is the soil type at home?

Answer 9

Old red sandstone silty loam

Question 10

What is the average STRAW yield for wheat and what is the average price?

Answer 10

1.4t/ acre

Average around £60/£70 per tonne

Question 11

What is the average STRAW yield for Barley and average price?

Answer 11

1.1t/acre

£70/tonne

Question 12

What is the average OAT straw yield and average price?

Answer 12

1.4t/acre

£70 / tonne

Question 13

At what rate does Wheat seed need to be sown?

Answer 13

175kg/ha

Question 14

At what rate does barley seed need to be sown at?

Answer 14

175kg/hectare

Question 15

At what rate does oats seed need to be sown at?

Answer 15

175kg/ha

Question 16

At what rate does OSR seed need to be sown at?

Answer 16

3 - 5 kg / ha

Question 17

At what rate do potato seeds need to be sown at?

Answer 17

2800kg/ha

Question 18

What’s the average potato yield per acre?

Answer 18

18.2t/acre