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OPTION 29: MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION HEADLANDS

Income foregone:

Gross Margin

Non- NVZ

NVZ

Winter Wheat

£434.00

per ha

Winter Barley

£385.00

Spring Barley

£282.00

Gross Margin average:

£367.00

364.025

100% yield reduction

£367.00

£364.02

15% yield reduction

£55.05

£54.60

per ha

Additional costs:

Additional drying costs

£18.93

£18.93

Additional dressing costs

£18.13

£18.13

Costs saved:

Spraying (herbicides & insecticides) costs

£21.50

£21.50

Sub-TOTAL:

£70.62

£70.17

per ha

Overall cost:

70.62

70.17

per ha

Additonal drying costs:

£3.55

per tonne

Difference in cost (£/t) between reducing moisture from 20% to 15% and reducing moisture from 16% to 15%

Assumed crop yield from headland:

6

tonnes/ha

Winter wheat

6

tonnes/ha

Winter barley

4

tonnes/ha

Spring barley

£18.93

per ha

Additional drying cost:

Additional dressing costs:

0.50

hour/tonne

Additional time spent by a worker dressing 1 tonne of grain harvested from the headland

Assumed crop yield from headland:

6

tonnes/ha

Winter wheat

6

tonnes/ha

Winter barley

4

tonnes/ha

Spring barley

2.67

hours/ha

Additional time spent dressing grain:

£18.13

per ha

Additional dressing cost assuming a wage of £6.80/hr

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