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Tillage enterprise gives students an opportunity to gain
experience in all aspects of arable production. The crops
sown include Sugar Beet, Spring Barley, Winter Barley,
Winter Wheat, Potatoes and Maize.
The main cereal crop grown
is Spring Barley. A number of varieties are grown for
comparison purposes. Recent yields have reached 6 tonnes/ha..
There are 42 ha. of eligible land
on the farm, and 25 ha. of crops are grown each year consisting of
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2004
actual
(yield/ha.) |
2005
actual (yield/ha.)
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2006
actual
(yield/ha.) |
2007
actual
(yield/ha.)
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2008
target
(yield/ha.) |
| Maize |
5.6 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
| Spring
barley |
7.0 |
7.0 |
8.3 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
| Winter
Wheat |
1.0 |
6.1 |
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1.0 |
1.0 |
| Winter
Oats |
1.6 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Setaside |
2.3 |
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2.6 |
2.7 |
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| Potatoes |
0.3 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Willows |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
1.0 |
The main cereal crop grown is
spring barley. A number of varieties are grown for comparison and
students take an active part in management and costings. Maize has
replaced fodder beet as a forage crop on the farm.
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