NFU crops board chairman Matt Culley is a fourth-generation farmer from Hampshire working in partnership with his parents and brother.
With aphid activity increasing and many sugar beet crops behind because of delayed drilling, the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO) is advising growers to monitor crops and review aphicide options.
Sugar beet growers are facing increasing rejections at the factory this lifting campaign following frost damage and now wet weather.
Sugar beet crops are starting to regrow following much-needed rain in the east of England. After the extended spell of very hot, dry weather, many crops had lost a significant amount of canopy.
British Sugar is seeking ‘significant’ price rises from its customers, as gas inflation has left it facing soaring costs.
British Sugar is seeking significant price rises from its customers, as gas inflation has left it facing soaring costs.
The National Íæż½ã½ã Union (NFU) has urged the Government not to give Indian sugar access to the UK market, following a row over the country’s illegal subsidies to the sector.
British Sugar and NFU Sugar could be heading to arbitration for the first time in history after a bitter tussle over the contract price for the 2022 crop.
Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the Government will absolutely review the UKs global sugar tariff if imports flood the domestic market.