Information on the typical farm

Eastern Westphalia, Germany

• DE300OW – Germany, 300 ha in East Westphalia
• Specialized cash crop farm, reinvestment in key machines
• Harvesting of cereals, canola and sugar beets is carried out by a local contractor (costs are not included in following calculations and comparisons)
• Crop rotation:
  I: canola – winter wheat – winter wheat/rye – winter barley
  II: sugar beet – winter wheat – winter wheat – winter barley
• Fertilizer level (nitrogen): 220 kg N/ha
• Yield level winter wheat: 8.0 t/ha
• Market price winter wheat: 125 €/t

Tillage system: No 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 costs in wheat: 185 €/ha
• Tillage and seeding costs reach 3/4 of the labour and machinery expenditure

Set of typical farms

• DE300OW – Germany, 300 ha in East Westphalia
• FR200ChBr – France, 200 ha in the region Champagne Berrichonne
• PL1906WP – Poland, 1906 ha in Western Pomerania
• UA2000VI – Ukraine, 2000 ha in the Vinnitsa region