Biofertiliser boost for sugar beet growth
Sugar beet crops that have been slow to get going this season would now get a huge benefit from a Vixeran® biofertiliser application, advises Syngenta sugar beet specialist, Jonathan Ronksley. “Delayed drilling in wet soils and poor early growing conditions have left many crops behind where growers would like them this season. The wet winter […]
Maintain beet gene spread to include proven performance
Beet growers should select varieties that will maintain genetic diversity across their area for the 2015 growing season, advised Syngenta Technical Manager, James Evans. He warned against over reliance on a limited gene pool from one single breeder, which would increase expose to the risk of resistance or adverse conditions. “Industry advisors have countenanced caution […]
NFU and British Sugar agree price increase for 2014/15 beet campaign
Following months of detailed discussions, the price for the 2014 crop, which would have been set at £27.67/t under the IPA model, has been agreed at a higher level of £31.67/t. NFU sugar board chairman William Martin said: “We are pleased to have reached a successful agreement with British Sugar on the 2014/15 sugar beet […]
NFU Sugar statement: Sugar beet contracts
NFU chief sugar adviser Ruth Digby said: “While growers may feel it is strange that we have said British Sugar cannot contract with growers at £30.67 we have done this simply because their price offer is woefully inadequate and well short of a fair price for sugar beet. We have therefore not agreed this price […]
New dose rates for Dow Shield 400 in sugar beet
David Roberts of Dow AgroSciences says that sugar beet growers are, quite rightly, focusing on high yields in order to keep profits up and to do so they need to make sure that they rid their crop from thistles and volunteer potatoes as they are particularly competitive weeds. “Just one creeping thistle plant per square […]
Three new Sugar Beet varieties from SESVANDERHAVE UK
“All three have partial-resistance to Rhizomania, whilst Pitbull is also tolerant to Beet Cyst Nematodes. These complement our existing portfolio, which includes last year’s most widely grown variety Cayman, as well as Lipizzan, Badger and two of the RL control varieties: Bobcat and Bullfinch, which have stood the test of time,” Said Ian Munnery, General […]
