Analysis of the Groundswell Benchmarking Group results from 2020 harvest shows that No-Till Regenerative Farming more profitable than conventional tillage.
Average output per hectare is 21% lower
Variable costs are 18% lower
Gross margin is 24% lower
Labour and machinery costs are 32% lower
Net margin very similar - the Groundswell group achieved£27/ha, while those with conventional systems ended up with £7/ha
It is when we look at the investment per hectare that we see the big savings. In 2020 the Regenerative Farms had over £ 300 per hectare less at risk than the Conventional Farms. In 2022 the difference is likely to be in the region of £ 400 per hectare, imagine the effect of that on the overdraft!
Whilst the cost of financing £ 300 in 2020 was about £ 15 for most farmers, the change in financial gearing puts the farmer back in charge of his/her business, not her/his bank manager.
It is the Regenerative Agricultural Practices which sequester carbon and thus the Soil Capital Carbon Payments for more details follow this link https://esusagri.co.uk/services-2#Soil-Carbon of email JamesSiggs ajs@esusagri.co.uk
To see the full Groundswell Benchmarking presentation follow this link https://youtu.be/ShzYKInyeKg