Contents - 65th Edition

1. CASH CROP GROSS MARGINS
2. LIVESTOCK GROSS MARGINS
3. ALTERNATIVE ENTERPRISES
4. PRODUCE SUPPORT
5. VARIABLE INPUTS
6. WHOLE FARM FIXED COSTS
7. FIXED (OVERHEAD) COSTS
8. INTEREST, CAPITAL and TAX
9. LEGISLATION
10. SUNDRY DATA

 

1. CASH CROP GROSS MARGINS (top)

1.1 COMBINABLE CROPS - GENERAL

2008 Gross Margins
Unit Costs of Production

1.2 CEREALS

Wheat
Oats
Barley
Rye
Triticale

1.3 PROTEINS

Field Beans
Protein Peas
Lupins

1.4 OILSEEDS

Oilseed Rape
Linseed

1.5 INDUSTRIAL / OTHER CROPS

Biofuels
Energy Crops and Set-Aside
Industrial Crops
Herbage Seed
Hemp

1.6 ROOTS

Sugar Beet.
Potatoes
Onions
Carrots
Parsnips
Swedes (and Turnips)
Leeks

1.7 FIELD VEGETABLES

French / Dwarf Beans
Cabbage
Cauliflower / Calabrese
Brussels Sprouts
Vining Peas
Lettuce

1.8 FRUIT

Apples
Pears
Blackcurrants
Raspberries
Strawberries

2. LIVESTOCK GROSS MARGINS (top)

2.1 DAIRY CATTLE

Dairy - General Information
Friesian / Holstein Cows
Jersey Cows
Costs of Production
Friesian / Holstein Heifers

2.2 BEEF CATTLE

Calf and Veal Rearing
Rearing Yearlings
Lowland Sucklers
Upland Sucklers
Intensive Cereal Beef
Intensive Silage Beef
Grass Beef
Finishing Dairy Beef
Overwintering Stores
Finishing Suckler Beef

2.3 SHEEP

Spring Lamb
Early Lamb
Upland Lamb
Hill Lamb
Lambs at Foot
Store Lamb Finishing
Gimmering

2.4 PIGS

Indoor Breeding
Rearing
Outdoor Breeding
Pork / Cutter
Bacon / Heavy
Breeding & Finishing

2.5 POULTRY

Broilers
Turkeys
Egg Production (Cage, Barn and Free-Range)
Pullet Rearing

3. ALTERNATIVE ENTERPRISES (top)

3.1 ALTERNATIVE CROPS

General Alternative Crops
Lavender and Pulses
Soya Beans and Quinoa
Maize and Echium
Borage and Primrose
Crambe and Meadowfoam
Camelina and Calendula
Poppies and Lunaria
Sunflowers and Linola
Winter Linseed and Flax

3.2 ENERGY CROPS and WOODLAND

Energy Crops
Christmas Trees
Farm Woodlands

3.3 OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENTERPRISES

Composting
Mushrooms
Fish Farming
Turf
Vineyards
Other Alternatives (Worms, Snails, Retailing, Franchising)

3.4 ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK

Alpacas
Ostriches
Poultry (Quail, Ducks, Geese)
Wild Boar
Red Deer
Dairy Sheep
Goats (Dairy, Cashmere and Mohair)
Rabbits (Angora and Meat)

3.5 TOURISM and LEISURE

Bed & Breakfast
Caravans & Camping
Holiday Cottages
Horse Enterprises
Golf and Adventure Games
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Motor Sports
Stalking
Sporting Fisheries
Game Shooting

3.6 RENTAL INCOME

Building Rental
Telecommunocations
Landfill, Windfarms, Biogas
Wayleaves

3.7 ORGANIC FARMING

Introduction and Aid Scheme
Wheat
Oats
Beans
Other Crops
Potatoes
Milk
Beef
Sheep
Pigs
Poultry
Eggs

4. PRODUCE SUPPORT (top)

4.1 THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME

The Common Agricultural Policy - History

4.2 FARM SUPPORT

Background and Basics
Individual Historic System - Scotland and Wales
Delayed Flat-rate System - England
General Single Farm Payment Scheme Provisions
Payment Conditions - Land Occupation, Set-aside, Cross-compliance
Transitional Measures - Hardship and National Reserve
Entitlement Transfers
Payment Reductions
Individual Sector Measures – Dairy, Beef & Sheep, Comb. Crops, Sugar

4.3 RURAL DEVELOPMENT and GRANTS

Rural Development
Land Based Schemes

4.4 RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES - ENGLAND

Environmental Stewardship Scheme (ESS)
Environmental Sensitive Areas (ESA)
Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS)
HFA
English Woodland Grant Scheme
Energy Crops Scheme
Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme (PMGS)
Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES)
Vocational Training Scheme (VTS)
Agricultural Development Scheme
Farm Advice Services

4.5 RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES - SCOTLAND

Land Management Contracts
Rural Stewardship Scheme (RSS)
Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme
LFASS Schemes
Capital Grant Schemes - Scotland

4.6 RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES - WALES

Tir Gofal / Tir Cynnal
Organic Support (OFS/OAS)
Better Woodlands for Wales
Less Favoured Areas Support:
Tir Mynydd
Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES)
Farming Connect - Wales

5. VARIABLE INPUTS (top)

5.1 FORAGE CROP COSTS

Grass Leys – Variable and Establishment Costs
Hay, Forage Prices
Grazing Charges
Slurry and FYM Values
Leys and Legumes Forage Costs
Arable Silages Forage Costs
Other Forage Crop Costs

5.2 LIVESTOCK UNITS

5.3 FEED VALUES

5.4 FEED PRICES

5.5 FERTILISER PRICES

5.6 CHEMICAL COSTS

5.7 SEED and FUEL PRICES

6. WHOLE FARM FIXED COSTS (top)

6.1 WHOLE FARM DATA

Dairy Farms
Arable Farms
Pigs and Poultry
Sheep and Cattle
Horticulture

6.2 ANALYSIS OF COSTS

7. FIXED (OVERHEAD) COSTS (top)

7.1 LABOUR (WAGES)

Agricultural Wages Order (England and Wales)
Agricultural Wages Order (Scotland)
Holidays
Minimum Wages, Pensions, Sick Pay
National Insurance
Earnings Survey and Labour Cost

7.2 LABOUR PLANNING

Available Labour
Field Work Rates
Labour Requirements

7.3 MACHINERY PRICES

7.4 CONTRACT CHARGES

Machinery
Livestock
Machinery Hire

7.5 BUILDING COSTS

7.6 LAND PRICES and RENTS

Land Sales
Rents

8. INTEREST, CAPITAL and TAX (top)

8.1 FINANCIAL DATA

Inflation and Exchange Rates
Base and Interest Rates

8.2 CAPITAL

Annual Percentage Rates
Compounding Table
Discount Factors
Annuity Factors
Discounted Yield
Mortgage Repayment Data
Amortization Table
Sinking Fund
Average Tenant's Capital

8.3 TAXATION

Income Tax
Vehicle Taxes
Corporation Tax
Inheritance Tax
Capital Gains Tax
VAT
Stamp Duty
Local Taxation
Insurance Premium Tax & Landfill Tax

9. LEGISLATION (top)

9.1 EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION

Employment Law
Health and Safety

9.2 LAND LAW

Agricultural Tenancies (AHA and FBT)
Other Land Occupation
Housing and Commercial Lets

9.3 PLANNING

The Planning System
Planning Applications

9.4 ACCESS TO LAND

Rights of Way
Statutory Powers of Access

9.5 ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

Land Designations
Pollution Control

9.6 LEGISLATION RELATING TO ANIMALS

Livestock Recording and Movement
Animal Welfare
Sporting Legislation

10. SUNDRY DATA (top)

10.1 INDICES

Agriculture in the EU
Farm Incomes
Farm Accounts
Census Data
Price Indices

10.2 PRICE GRAPHS

Arable Crops
Straw and Hay
Feed Straights
Fertiliser and Fuel
Milk Prices and Quotas
Cows and Calves
Store Cattle
Finished Beef
Sheep
Eggs, Cull Sows
Weaners, Finished Pigs

10.3 FOOD CONSUMPTION

10.4 METRIC CONVERSIONS

10.5 SUMMARY CROP DATA

10.6 GESTATION TABLES 438

10.7 BUILDING REQUIREMENTS

Crop Storage Requirements
Livestock Building Requirements
Water Requirements, Effluent and Slurry Production

10.8 GRAIN WETTING AND DRYING

10.9 NAMES and ADDRESSES