An analysis of the variable costs versus gross output for a range of cropping options shows that oilseed rape is set to remain as one of the most profitable spring sown crops this year, according to Richard Elsdon, technical manager for United Oilseeds....
Members of United Oilseeds will receive a total aggregate payout of £324,000 following the announcement that the company is to make its fourth consecutive annual profit share payment....
Despite exceptionally dry autumn conditions, many winter rape crops across the Midlands and south of England look too far advanced for this time of year and have grown too quickly, believes Richard Elsdon, technical manager for United Oilseeds....
United Oilseeds has today reported a pre-tax profit of £1.03 million for its financial year ended 30 June 2009, as well as a 44% increase in the number of farm businesses that trade with the company....
Andrew, who is a graduate of Nottingham University, Faculty of Agricultural Science, with a degree in applied computing and statistics, has been a partner in Brooker Farms since 1980, growing 600ha of wheat, rape and vining peas....