Table 7.
Baseline results of the MEETA model.
| Gross margin maximised | Net energy maximised | GHG emissions minimised | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crop Mixa | Winter wheat (SR, 75% N) | 133.33 | 200 | 0 |
| Winter wheat (NSR, 50% N) | 0 | 0 | 200 | |
| Winter barley (ASR, SR) | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter field beans | 0 | 200 | 200 | |
| Winter oilseed rape | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Finance | Overall farm costs | 263,284 | 197,567 | 179,446 |
| Overall farm revenue | 549,066 | 466,238 | 421,519 | |
| Gross margin | 285,782 | 268,671 | 242,072 | |
| Energy | In | 9367 | 5752 | 5090 |
| Out | 35,115 | 31,952 | 26,033 | |
| Net | 25,727 | 26,200 | 20,942 | |
| GHG emissions | 1,772,947 | 933,841 | 761,354 | |
a
SR – straw removed, 75% N where 75% of the recommended nitrogen fertiliser has been applied, NSR – no straw is removed, 50% N where 50% of the recommended nitrogen fertiliser has been applied, ASR – crop is grown after a cereal crop where the straw was removed.