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for correction of soil acidity
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Sugar beet
Latest varieties from KWS offer yield and reliability
erance and disease resistance, says breeder KWS. With KWS achieving four of
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the top fi ve highest yielding vari- eties on the BBRO Recommend- ed List for 2018, there is every op- portunity for growers to manage risk without compromising prof- itability, says the company. Daphna is the fi rst BCN-tol- erant variety to top the Rec- ommended List with a yield of 106.9% of controls. Meanwhile, Senada KWS has the best com- bined disease resistance and is the second-highest yielding va- riety on the list with a yield of 105.6% of controls. KWS says the new varieties continue its focus on developing high-yielding sugar beet with val- ued management characteristics.
rowers no longer need to sacrifi ce yield when se- lecting for nematode tol-
The new varieties combine excep- tional yields with robust perfor- mance against pest and disease pressures, it says.
Gross margins
“Daphna outperformed all varie- ties in trial over three contrasting seasons,” says Ben Bishop, KWS UK sugar beet manager. “Almost 7% higher yielding than the con- trol varieties, it has the potential to improve enterprise gross mar- gins.” With a low bolter count in the early sown window before 5 March, a rust resistance score of (7) and a powdery mildew re- sistance score of 6, Daphna sug- ar beet seed is suited to all farm situations and locations, says Mr Bishop.
Senada boasts an adjusted
yield of 105.6% of controls. Mr Bishop says it the best combined
highest-yielding variety, and Sa- batina KWS – the most widely grown variety in the UK for the past two years and highest-yield- ing variety on the 2015 Recom- mended List.
Daphna’s high yield, low bolter count and excellent disease resistance make it suited to all farm situations and locations, says Ben Bishop
resistance to powdery mildew and rust of any recommended variety which – combined with its high yield – makes it an impressive all-round performer. Both varieties fi t well along- side Darnella KWS, last year’s
Low bolting “Growers have come to prize the yield consistency of Sabati- na KWS and appreciate its low bolting and reliable establish- ment performance. Its yield of 103.8% of controls is comforta- bly ahead of the control varieties ensuring it remains a compelling proposition.” Farmers looking for anoth- er BCN-tolerant variety to sow alongside Daphna, should con- sider Cantona KWS sugar beet seed, adds Mr Bishop. A top-fi ve yielding variety, it yields over 3% higher than the control group of varieties, he says.
High sugar content of 18% and solid resistance to both powdery mildew and rust along with a not- ed reliable performance against downy mildew in BBRO trials still make Cantona KWS a “great all-round performer”.
New sugar beet factory planned for Yorkshire
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Plans for a new sugar beet pro- cessing facility in North York- shire have been welcomed by growers.
The proposal would see Al Khaleej International con- struct and operate a processing facility east of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. It would pro- cess 24,000-36,000t of sugar beet daily from September to March annually. The company has submitted a scoping report to Harrogate Borough Council and intends to fi le a full planning application this July. Construction of the pro- posed development would be un- dertaken over a period of about two years, and would be commis- sioned in 2020.
The location is about 80 miles from British Sugar’s nearest fac-
tory at Newark. Growers believe it could provide an alternative outlet for beet – and might even help to fi rm up the market af- ter production quotas come to an end this autumn. Once operational, the plant would provide employment for 200 to 300 people. Locat- ed near the A1 major road, it would involve a supply chain of about 3,500 British sugar beet growers – predominantly from Yorkshire and north-east Eng- land. Farm leaders said the pro- posal represented a considera- ble vote of confi dence for the sec- tor. It would be the fi rst sugar beet factory built in the UK for 90 years. It follows the closure of British Sugar’s York factory some 10 years ago.
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