Sugar Beet News

A planning application has been submitted to build a new beet drier at a Norfolk-based sugar factory.

The NFU has expressed its disappointment with the recent decision made by the government to maintain the autonomous tariff quota for raw cane sugar in 2025. 

Peterborough-based Garford Farm Machinery has announced the launch of the next generation, multi-modal vision guidance system.  

Unseasonably warm conditions have continued to allow sugar beet crops to remain green and productive, helping to further improve root yield and sugar content, the British Beet Research Organisation has reported. 

Sugar beet fell from a lorry, damaging a car in a Norfolk village. The incident happened on Tuesday morning, 22nd October, near Lingwood, located approximately eight miles east of Norwich. 

Nick Morris, of British Sugar, and Arthur Marshall, NFU Sugar, spoke on a recent BBRO podcast about changes to the UK seed account.

Following concerns that availability of sugar beet seed from British Sugar is extremely limited and all BCN varieties are sold out, SESVanderHave confirms that its stock is still available.

The sugar beet campaign is in “full swing” as all factories are now open and ready for beet intake, British Sugar confirmed.  

Farmers Guide paid a visit to the Bury St Edmunds British Sugar factory, to find out how the 2024 campaign is going.

Early signs from both trials and commercial crops are that sugar beet is performing well despite late drilling and above average rainfall, according to breeder SESVanderHave.

BBRO issued an advisory bulletin in mid-September, offering sugar beet growers the following advice to ensure a smooth and more profitable harvest.

The British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO) has announced a number of changes to its team, with the aim to continue delivering valuable insights and shape the future of the company.