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A collaborative project between Anglian Water, Essex & Suffolk Water and Wheatley Solutions has launched to help manage local water resources in water-stressed parts of the region.

Walkers crisps, one of the largest buyers of British potatoes, is turning its potato waste into fertiliser to reduce its carbon footprint.

NFU Sugar has rejected claims made by environmental campaigner, George Monbiot, that it was ‘secretly lobbying the Government to allow neonicotinoid pesticides to be reintroduced after Brexit’.

The sugar industry has submitted an application for emergency authorisation of Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) as a neonicotinoid seed treatment, to be used to protect the English sugar beet crop in 2021.

GB potato lifting is coming to an end with an estimated 96 per cent of the harvest complete by November 10.

A temporary Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) for the sprout inhibitor, chlorpropham (CIPC) has been given approval.

Withdrawal dates for the tuber fungicide treatment, penflufen found in Bayer’s Emesto Prime DS have been announced by the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD).

It has been a disappointing start to sugar beet harvest for Lincolnshire grower, Tilly Ireland who began lifting the 280-hectare crop slightly early after the Newark British Sugar factory opened on September 22.

The loss of potato desiccant diquat, sprout suppressant chlorpropham (CIPC) combined with soil damage from last year has meant that some growers are facing added growing costs of £100/hectare in 2020.