19 September 2024
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4 min read
The UK is on course for another very light potato harvest due to a small area plus pressure on yields and quality. The UK produced 4.704 million tonnes of potatoes in 2023, according to Defra, which...
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Sugar beet has come round in the rotation this season in a long-term sustainable farming systems trial on the 9000-hectare Elveden Estate
02 September 2026
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8 min read
Supermarkets have been called on not to switch to smaller or imported crops and leave British growers without a market
02 September 2026
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2 min read
Full canopy recovery is unlikely for severely stressed sugar beet crops, even after rain, but protecting against late-season diseases should be worthwhile, growers heard at a British Beet Research Organisation BeetField day in Norfolk
01 September 2026
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3 min read
