Crops Choice

Info sheets

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