Green leaf protection to boost late season sugar
This season’s sugar beet crops are under pressure from prolonged drought conditions across large parts…
Browsing: Sugar Beet
Sencrop works with BBRO to develop agronomic indicator for Cercospora
Sencrop has worked with the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO) to develop an agronomic indicator…
Beet price of £40/t agreed for 2023/24 sugar beet contract
NFU Sugar and British Sugar have today announced a beet price of £40 per tonne…
Sugar beet benefits from Quantis heat stress relief
New research to evaluate the effects of heat stress on sugar beet crops could pioneer…
Sugar beet growers advised to check crops for aphids
The Rothamsted Insect Survey has recorded the first peach–potato aphid (Myzus persicae) catches of 2022…
Focus on security and on-farm performance reflected in new sugar beet recommendations
Limagrain UK has added two sugar beet varieties to the BBRO 2023 Recommended List. These…
Two new SESVANDERHAVE sugar beet varieties offer consistent, resilient performance
The addition of the SESVANDERHAVE sugar beet varieties Adder and Tawny to the British Beet…
Innovative sugar beet varieties highlight importance of plant breeding
Sugar beet breeders continue to lead the way in rapidly developing new and improved varieties.…
InSyst authorised for sugar beet
Certis’ insecticide InSyst (acetamiprid) has been authorised for the reduction of beet yellows virus complex…
Sugar cane quota extension could lead to decline of UK sugar beet
NFU Sugar has criticised the government’s decision to extend its 260,000 tonne tariff-free quota for…