Crops Choice Info sheets

Peas Cost of seed: £500 Expected selling price: £ 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 £ 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: £ 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 £ 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: £ 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 £ 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: £ 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 £ 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: £ 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 £ 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