Fodder beet gives contractors a lift

Adding lifting sugar beet and fodder beet to Trivett and Sons’ portfolio of services is an added benefit of purchasing a reconditioned harvester to handle their own crops

James Huyton
Machinery and Farm Technology Specialist
clock • 6 min read
Trivett and Sons have added beet harvesting to their contracting portfolio, using a reconditioned Vervaet 617 which also lifts their own crops.
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Trivett and Sons have added beet harvesting to their contracting portfolio, using a reconditioned Vervaet 617 which also lifts their own crops.

Trivett and Sons offer a wide range of contracting services in North Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire, aiming to weather market fluctuations and changing farming demands. This is alongside...

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