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'Detail delivers' was the theme of the BeetTech25 technical conference for sugar beet growers and their advisers

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Conference aimed to equip growers with latest sugar beet advice
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Conference aimed to equip growers with latest sugar beet advice

This year's British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO) BeetTech events saw the introduction of ‘Beet Boxes' – short, small group sessions designed to provide practical, timely information for sugar beet...

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