Sugar Beet News

Kit Papworth has been elected as the new NFU Sugar’s board chairman, with Simon Smith being re-elected to the position of vice chairman.

The BBRO’s conference in early February discussed a ‘to do’ list for the 2025 crop, and offered insights into the challenges ahead. Rachel Hicks reports.

The release of data from the 2024 sugar beet harvest by the British Beet Research Organisation has been welcomed by breeders SesVanderHave UK.

British Sugar has issued an update that the factories have already processed just over 80% of the crop and announced closing dates for each site.

J Riley Beet Harvesters, UK importer of Vervaet, is introducing an updated version of the popular Vervaet Q-616 sugar beet harvester for the 2025/26 harvesting campaign.

When carting away from the beet harvester in the field, you need a beet trailer that’s easy to tow, quick to tip, and designed to last.

Arable experts have highlighted the urgent need for research and development of sustainable crop protection methods for sugar beet following the news that the emergency application for the use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet seed in England will not be granted.

The government has confirmed that it will not grant emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB this year.

NFU Sugar experts have shared their opinion of the effect of currency movements on sugar prices. 

British Sugar has confirmed that over 5mt of beet has now been sliced, marking the best period since the 2018/19 campaign. 

Yellow Wellies and British Sugar have asked sugar beet farmers to follow a few important rules when working during dark winter mornings.

At a press briefing today (10th January 2025) the Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) announced that a glyphosate-resistant population of Italian ryegrass has been confirmed on a farm in Kent. This is the first field population of any weed to have glyphosate resistance in the UK.