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Peas
• Cost of seed: £500• Expected selling price: £10 000• Selling price will increase by 20% if product is
farmed organically.• Hot summers will result in 80% of expected sales• Moderate summers will result in 85% of expected
sales • Wet summers will result in 75% of expected sales
Peas - Effect of Birds
• Birds will affect your selling price (by eating your seed)
• If you do nothing selling price will drop by 10%• A scarecrow will cost you £5 and your selling cost
will drop by 8%• A bird-scaring machine will lower your selling price
by 5% and cost you £250• Or you can employ a man to scare birds. Your selling
price will drop by 2% but you will have to pay him £5 000.
Peas - Fertilisers
• You can increase how much you grow by using fertilizer on your land.
• If you use natural fertiliser your selling price will increase by 10% however this is expensive and will cost £3 000.
• You could use a cheaper and more effective chemical fertiliser for £500 which will increase your selling price by 25%. However if you use this your product will not be organic.
Peas - Bugs
• Bugs will eat some of your crop.• If you do nothing your selling price will drop by
25%• You can use a chemical pesticide but if you do
then your product will not be organic.• There are two chemical pesticides on the
market. Bug B Gone costs £200 and your selling price will drop by 15%. Pestered will drop your selling price by 5% and cost you £500
Potatoes
• Cost of seed: £700• Expected selling price: £10 000• Selling price will increase by 20% if product is
farmed organically.• Hot summers will result in 70% of expected sales• Moderate summers will result in 90% of expected
sales • Wet summers will result in 95% of expected sales
Potatoes- Effect of Birds
• Birds will affect your selling price (by eating your seed)
• If you do nothing selling price will drop by 3%• A scarecrow will cost you £5 and your selling cost
will drop by 2%• A bird-scaring machine will lower your selling price
by 1% and cost you £250• Or you can employ a man to scare birds. Your selling
price will drop by 0% but you will have to pay him £5 000.
Potatoes- Fertilisers
• You can increase how much you grow by using fertilizer on your land.
• If you use natural fertiliser your selling price will increase by 50% however this is expensive and will cost £3 000.
• You could use a cheaper and more effective chemical fertiliser for £500 which will increase your selling price by 70%. However if you use this your product will not be organic.
Potatoes- Bugs
• Bugs will eat some of your crop.• If you do nothing your selling price will drop by
10%• You can use a chemical pesticide but if you do
then your product will not be organic.• There are two chemical pesticides on the
market. Bug B Gone costs £200 and your selling price will drop by 5%. Pestered will drop your selling price by 1% and cost you £500
Oats
• Cost of seed: £1 200• Expected selling price: £15 000• Selling price will increase by 20% if product is
farmed organically.• Hot summers will result in 65% of expected sales• Moderate summers will result in 80% of expected
sales • Wet summers will result in 55% of expected sales
Oats- Effect of Birds
• Birds will affect your selling price (by eating your seed)
• If you do nothing selling price will drop by 40%• A scarecrow will cost you £5 and your selling cost
will drop by 30%• A bird-scaring machine will lower your selling price
by 20% and cost you £250• Or you can employ a man to scare birds. Your selling
price will drop by 10% but you will have to pay him £5 000.
Oats- Fertilisers
• You can increase how much you grow by using fertilizer on your land.
• If you use natural fertiliser your selling price will increase by 50% however this is expensive and will cost £3 000.
• You could use a cheaper and more effective chemical fertiliser for £500 which will increase your selling price by 75%. However if you use this your product will not be organic.
Oats- Bugs
• Bugs will eat some of your crop.• If you do nothing your selling price will drop by
50%• You can use a chemical pesticide but if you do
then your product will not be organic.• There are two chemical pesticides on the
market. Bug B Gone costs £200 and your selling price will drop by 30%. Pestered will drop your selling price by 25% and cost you £500
Barley
• Cost of seed: £2 000• Expected selling price: £20 000• Selling price will increase by 20% if product is
farmed organically.• Hot summers will result in 80% of expected sales• Moderate summers will result in 75% of expected
sales • Wet summers will result in 50% of expected sales
Barley- Effect of Birds
• Birds will affect your selling price (by eating your seed)
• If you do nothing selling price will drop by 60%• A scarecrow will cost you £5 and your selling cost
will drop by 50%• A bird-scaring machine will lower your selling price
by 30% and cost you £250• Or you can employ a man to scare birds. Your selling
price will drop by 15% but you will have to pay him £5 000.
Barley- Fertilisers
• You can increase how much you grow by using fertilizer on your land.
• If you use natural fertiliser your selling price will increase by 35% however this is expensive and will cost £3 000.
• You could use a cheaper and more effective chemical fertiliser for £500 which will increase your selling price by 80%. However if you use this your product will not be organic.
Barley- Bugs
• Bugs will eat some of your crop.• If you do nothing your selling price will drop by
60%• You can use a chemical pesticide but if you do
then your product will not be organic.• There are two chemical pesticides on the
market. Bug B Gone costs £200 and your selling price will drop by 40%. Pestered will drop your selling price by 30% and cost you £500
Wheat
• Cost of seed: £3 000• Expected selling price: £25 000• Selling price will increase by 20% if product is
farmed organically.• Hot summers will result in 90% of expected sales• Moderate summers will result in 70% of expected
sales • Wet summers will result in 40% of expected sales
Wheat- Effect of Birds
• Birds will affect your selling price (by eating your seed)
• If you do nothing selling price will drop by 80%• A scarecrow will cost you £5 and your selling cost
will drop by 60%• A bird-scaring machine will lower your selling price
by 40% and cost you £250• Or you can employ a man to scare birds. Your selling
price will drop by 20% but you will have to pay him £5 000.
Wheat- Fertilisers
• You can increase how much you grow by using fertilizer on your land.
• If you use natural fertiliser your selling price will increase by 25% however this is expensive and will cost £3 000.
• You could use a cheaper and more effective chemical fertiliser for £500 which will increase your selling price by 60%. However if you use this your product will not be organic.
Wheat -Bugs
• Bugs will eat some of your crop.• If you do nothing your selling price will drop by
65%• You can use a chemical pesticide but if you do
then your product will not be organic.• There are two chemical pesticides on the
market. Bug B Gone costs £200 and your selling price will drop by 50%. Pestered will drop your selling price by 35% and cost you £500