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As a calf, it is fed 100 kg of feed in a creep feeder:60 kg barley14 kg soya23.5 kg sugar beet
growing steer (for 100 days) ratio:350 kg barley30 kg rapeseed
finishing steer (for 80 days)600 kg barley
TOTAL feed per steer:1010 kg barley30 kg rapeseed14 kg soya23.5 kg sugar beet
Source: AHDB
Pesticide figure based on yearly application of pesticides on barley in 2018 (based on application to 0.17 ha that would produce 1 tonne of barley):
spring and winter barley were mixed in equal ratio for simplicity.Pesticides in spring barley:157.5 g Pesticides in winter barley:307.5 g
TOTAL 465 g of pesticides = to litres it is about 465 ml of pesticides per year.
Source: Pesticides usage survey 284 for arable crops in the United Kingdom 2018 (National Statistics)
Fertilizer figure (based on application to 0.17 ha that would produce 1 tonne of barley):nitrogen: 24.14 kgphosphate: 4.59 kgpotash: 5.95 kgsulfur: 5.95 kg
TOTAL 40.63 kg of fertilizers
Source: British survey of fertilizer practice for 2018 (DEFRA)