Main crops in region. Canola wheat barley corn sugarbeet potatoes
Ave. yields.
winter wheat 8.3 t/ha
barley. 7.6 t/ha
Canola 3.9t/ha
Animal production. Mainly beef cattle
Average size farms. 100 Ha to 200 Ha
Land value. €22,000 - €26,000 per hectare
Arable land lease ave €230 per hectare
Champagne production vineyards Over €200,000 per hectare with champagne production winery
Major weeds- Black grass , ryegrass, Brome grass, cleavers, mayweed, poppy
Herbicide resistance to black grass, poppy and mayweed. ALS chemistry
Cost of herbicide programs €60 per hectare
In 1950 EU agricultural subsidy introduced to control production.
Policy Change for Eurpoean Union on Agriculture Subsidy
2012 €60,915 per annum to farm business
2015 €51,915 per annum to farm business
2019. €42,115 per annum to farm buisiness
Sugarbeet grown on a quota system for farmers.
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