Silicon an alternative for sugar beet aphid control
Following Defra’s decision to deny the application for emergency authorisation to use the neonicotinoid-based seed…
Browsing: Sugar Beet
Meeting needed after emergency pesticide authorisation refusal
NFU Sugar and British Sugar is asking Defra to meet urgently after the government announced…
Precision weed control on show at Lamma
Garford Farm Machinery will be displaying the latest in precision weed control technology at Lamma…
2025/26 sugar deal confirmed
NFU Sugar and British Sugar have agreed a deal for the 2025/26 sugar beet contract.…
Biofertiliser boost for sugar beet growth
Sugar beet crops that have been slow to get going this season would benefit from…
Sugar beet model to be amended for 2025
Following an in-depth review and feedback from growers, NFU Sugar and British Sugar have announced…
New sensors to support irrigation strategies
Arable, vegetable and fruit producers will now be able to more accurately manage water levels…
Apply foliar nutrition to accelerate sugar beet establishment
Early applications of foliar nutrition could be key to helping this year’s sugar beet crops…
Arbitration beckons with sugar beet contract deadlock
A costly arbitration process now awaits with no agreement on the 2024/25 sugar beet contract,…
British sugar back to contract negotiations
British Sugar has announced a temporarily pause in contracting and seed ordering for the 2024/25…