Farm J & M Name Burdass
Venture is what was required this year . Our spring barley varieties this time have been 50 acres of Concerto and 100 acres of Chapeau . It ’ s all going for lager or malting . The grain destined for lager is going to Coors in Tadcaster . An enzyme is taken out of it so that it gives the lager a better shelf life .
“ Our oilseed rape is now around 200 acres . We ’ ve dropped it slightly in recent years as although the yields are very good , particularly again last year , it is a very expensive crop to grow .”
While many other farms have put in peas as a break crop to cover for the EU ’ s new greening measures in order to qualify for the farm payment , the Burdass ’ have been growing peas for many years .
“ We ’ ve been with Swaythorpe Growers since it was founded and it now trades under the name Yorkshire Peas
selling into Tesco and other major operations . We have 178 acres of vining peas . The only other crop on the farm is potatoes . We let out around 40-50 acres as we don ’ t grow them ourselves . This means we are on a 5-6 crop rotation .”
‘ We ’ ve been Swaythorpe Growers since it was founded and it now trades under the name Yorkshire Peas ’
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