Cost of growing maize under film It costs about £259/ha (£105/acre) more to establish maize under film. Additional costs are made up of the film, which costs about £232/ha (£94/acre), and ...

The numbers. £200 Ex-farm grain maize price a tonne; 1.18 Imports of maize during first five months of 2024-25 crop year (million tonnes); £620 Achievable margin for grain maize a hectare ...

Maize has been grown in the UK for about 40 years, but only 1-2% of UK maize is grown in Scotland, says Mr Lowe, but he anticipates this will increase as farmers in Scotland look at input costs and to ...

A maize scheme focuses on the cow rather than the crop. Mike Bridgen talks to Shaun Sowray who has benefited from taking part. A NORTH Yorkshire farm is among a select group of dairy farms ...

A Zimbabwean who moved to the UK 14 years ago and missed white maize - his country's staple crop - so much he began growing it in a field near London, has become one of Britain's most successful small ...

Severely waterlogged soils can jeopardise maize establishment and hinder effective root development, by limiting oxygen supply in the soil. Will Andrew, south west regional manager at Timac Agro UK, ...

POOR summer weather and difficult grass growing conditions have highlighted the merit of planting early maturing maize crops, say national forage experts ACT.

Research by the Soil Association previously found these subsidies were costing UK taxpayers up to £50m per year. The current subsidy scheme, the Green Gas Levy, is expected to bring in a maximum ...

The maize, which grows up to 8ft across 10 acres, has become a popular annual attraction for local families as well as holidaymakers. Other parts of the country have not fared so well with heavier ...