Fertiliser & feed costs & future planning

Not discouraged by some technical issues, our hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans are joined this week by two Kite partners, Paul Macer and Tim Davies to talk about the topic on everyone’s lips at the moment; the current fertiliser and feed prices. They discuss the significant price rises, their impact on profitability and the risks of knee jerk reactions or poor planning. Paul focuses on fertiliser – with some top tips and a market situation outlook. Tim discusses some of the alternative options to our shrinking choice of feed materials in the UK and possible unintended consequences of cutting feed rates. It’s a stark listen made slightly more cheery by Chris Walkland’s milk market report which is again very positive.