Information on the typical farm

Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

• DE1300SA – Germany, 1300 ha in the region Sachsen-Anhalt
• Specialized cash crop farm
• Crop rotation:
  I: Sugar beet - winter wheat - winter wheat/winter barley - pea - winter wheat
  II: Winter canola-winter wheat-winter wheat / winter barley
• Fertilizer level (nitrogen): 185 kgN/ha
• Yield level winter wheat: 8,8 t/ha
• Market price winter wheat: 125 €/t

Tillage system: Conservation Tillage – Wheat

Costs of tillage

The costs of tillage are presented in a new window. Beside the actual cost calculation we offer the possibility to calculate simulations on diesel and labour costs. The simulations thus provide a view on questions about varying cost schemes.

Result

• Tillage and seed costs in the presented production system: 60 €/ha
• Tillage and seeding costs are about 1/3 of the total labour and machinery expenditure
• Most important factor in cost structure is depreciation followed by diesel

Set of typical farms

• DE1300SA – Germany, 1300 ha in the region Sachsen-Anhalt
  
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