Tolerance tested in sugar beet trials

HOSTING sugar beet trials on some of his worst land helped Norfolk grower Andy Thornton combat beet cyst nematode (BCN).

Grower backs newcomer in late-drilled wheat slot

FARM trials have prompted a Cambridgeshire grower to switch to new breadmaker KWS Sterling for late-drilled wheat.

Robust beet varieties provide a yield hike

Attention to detail has seen one Norfolk sugar beet grower achieve adjusted yields of 68.5t/ha – despite being on light, drought-prone land with a beet cyst nematode problem.

Breeder sees three new entrants on Recommended List

Three new cereal varieties from KWS have made it on to the HGCA Recommended List.