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The UK's Premier Agricultural Machinery and Technology Show

20鈥�21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

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How to maximise sugar beet potential after slow start

With most sugar beet generally looking good after recovering from late drilling and a slow start, BBRO鈥檚 Beetfield demo day highlighted ways to maximise crop potential. Martin Rickatson reports.

Farmers Guardian
clock 鈥� 6 min read
How to maximise sugar beet potential after slow start

If one crop has thrived in this summer's cool and showery weather, it is sugar beet. With a cold, wet spring leading to poor seedbeds and late drilling, it was hardly surprising many sugar beet crops looked...

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