Neonic seed treatment will not be used on 2021 sugar beet

Rothamsted Research has confirmed that the virus yellows prediction for the 2021 sugar beet crop remains very low, with first flights of aphids likely to be six weeks later than last year.

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Neonic seed treatment will not be used on 2021 sugar beet

"The application for emergency use of the seed treatment was just that - we committed to only treat the seed if the risk to the crop was significant. We have followed the science, using a proven model...

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