Would that mean we can use Barra oats for our bird cover without paying any royalties then?
Crack open the champagne!!!!!
Sorry, couldn’t resist .....
€40/tonne saved.
Can you remember any other variety lasting over 30 years on the department recommended list?
An amazing variety.
She will never forgive you .It also happens to be named after a little girl who has the misfortune of having an obsessive Cork tillage farmer as a father.
She will never forgive you .
I don’t think there has been anything that has come near it for longevity.
It’s yield also seems to have risen over the years (to a point) as new fungicides were developed.
Everyone has been trying over those 30 yrs to get within even one kph point of Barra but to no avail.
I’m delighted to say that we have got there with Isabel.
If it maintains the performance seen over the past 2 yrs of trials, Isabel looks to be a game changer.
It also happens to be named after a little girl who has the misfortune of having an obsessive Cork tillage farmer as a father.
You are supposed to pay 50% of the standard rate, I think it is €40/ton, it is not too onerous. If you are getting it cleaned they are supposed to submit your details to the PVDO.For someone semi thinking of keeping and using some of their own grain for seed what exactly is entailed in paying the royalties?. I assume once it's your own and grown on your own land it's fine.
Dont forget to have a germination test done beforehand. Money weall spent in my experience.For someone semi thinking of keeping and using some of their own grain for seed what exactly is entailed in paying the royalties?. I assume once it's your own and grown on your own land it's fine.
I do tend to get my home saved seed cleaned, but not dressed.You are supposed to pay 50% of the standard rate, I think it is €40/ton, it is not too onerous. If you are getting it cleaned they are supposed to submit your details to the PVDO.
I don’t tend to bother with the seed treatments anymore
Just out of idle curiosity what would commercial seed have cost from the merchants?I do tend to get my home saved seed cleaned, but not dressed.
I got Isabel Oats home saved and cleaned last year.
I put in the costs as follows, per ton of cleaned seed.
1.1 ton of home saved Oats @ €175/T = €192.50 / ton of clean seed.
I tend to re use seed bags from last year, but if you need new bags they are €20/T.
Cleaning and bagging only was €60/T.
Royalties were €40/T.
My extra labour helping with cleaning I put in @ €17.5/T.
Meaning my Oat seed stood me €310/T last autumn.
Between €540 and €600??? I think, depending upon the deal you are able to get. I'd say even higher if you are not shopping around and leaving payment.Just out of idle curiosity what would commercial seed have cost from the merchants?
I might be a bit high with my seed price, Teagasc last years seed in at €550, but I probably have my own Oats in a bit high as well should be no hassle saving over €200/ton if not dressing the seed and if you have a way to run it through the combine a second time to clean it you can save €250.Well worth the effort so
Any idea how much a extra it would have cost you with seed dressing? Just to compare like with like.I might be a bit high with my seed price, Teagasc last years seed in at €550, but I probably have my own Oats in a bit high as well should be no hassle saving over €200/ton if not dressing the seed and if you have a way to run it through the combine a second time to clean it you can save €250.
About €80/ton extra.Any idea how much a extra it would have cost you with seed dressing? Just to compare like with like.
Still a respectable saving as the tonnes add up. Harvesting the grain dry enough to avoid the grain dryer is a big help.About €80/ton extra.
As in €140.