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Real World Results Fine Tune Cropping Plan
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“With grain prices the way
they are and the loss of area aid, getting the fine detail right is
now the difference between making a loss and staying in the game, so
4cast has become pretty essential to us.” |
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With land ranging from heavy clay
through to sand, sometimes even in the same field, careful management
and sound agronomy play a key role in maintaining yields and margins
on the 2000 acres of Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire arable production
managed by Peter Allen and his father Derek.
With target yields for Winter Wheat of over 4 tonnes/acre consistently
achieved, their policy of vigilance, strategic use of break crops to
make maximum use of the different soil types and early pre-emptive
treatment of pests and diseases, pays tribute to their management
skills and crop protection policy.
Their main tract of 1000 acres adjoins the famous Shuttleworth
Airfield and was once farmed by the Shuttleworth Agricultural College
Trust. A further 1000 acres in the Stevenage area is contract managed. |
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09/11/2007
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