Digester Man
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Looking into growing beet this year for the first time, 20-30 acres, with view to a bit more in following year if it goes ok.
Drill after risk of frost has passed, make ground ready as for cereals. Been told it needs 2-3 early herbicides, caterpillar spray, 2 sprays of boron and then a spray of punch in August to keep the leaves strong for pulling with an Armer.
Is a single row harvester going to be up to the job or do you want 2 row? If 2 row, does it restrict you to a drill with the same row spacing?
How do you get the field opened up when harvesting with a side lifter - surely the tractor tramples a lot of beet on the headlands?
Would you be aiming to start lifting in September and just lift little and often as weather allows until say November and then get it all out? We're in a wet part of the world...
Any other advice would be greatly received
Drill after risk of frost has passed, make ground ready as for cereals. Been told it needs 2-3 early herbicides, caterpillar spray, 2 sprays of boron and then a spray of punch in August to keep the leaves strong for pulling with an Armer.
Is a single row harvester going to be up to the job or do you want 2 row? If 2 row, does it restrict you to a drill with the same row spacing?
How do you get the field opened up when harvesting with a side lifter - surely the tractor tramples a lot of beet on the headlands?
Would you be aiming to start lifting in September and just lift little and often as weather allows until say November and then get it all out? We're in a wet part of the world...
Any other advice would be greatly received