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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.

Fearing rural areas could be left behind in their post Covid-19 recovery, the Rural Coalition (RC) has called on Government to provide ‘fair funding’ support.

Industry bodies have a launched a ‘shadow’ Trade and Agriculture Commission, after concerns were raised about the weakness of the official body set up by Government.

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Writing this in mid-September after another harvest is complete, I, like many growers, find myself reflecting on the growing year just passed.

Featuring a new central telescopic boom, Claas has expanded its Torion range of loaders to include the 738T Sinus.

High tariffs on food and drink in the event of a no-deal Brexit will leave shoppers facing a £3.1bn bill, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned.

Abolishing direct payments completely will force farmers in England to quit the industry, Labour’s Shadow Defra Secretary Luke Pollard has warned.

Harvest finished for us on September 11, three days later than last year, which was not a bad result considering where we were approaching the end of August. It was a very stop start affair this year, as it was for most in our part of the country, and it never really felt like we got going.

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.