Written by Charlotte Cunningham
Norfolk farmer Mark Means and North Lincolnshire grower James Fretwell have been crowned winners of Bayer’s sugar beet yield competition, #Beet150. CPM reports. Bayer’s #Beet150 competition offered the chance for two growers to travel to Chile, a country where the average sugar beet yield exceeds 100 t/ha and holds the world record for the highest yielding crop of 196.7 t/ha (adjusted). Norfolk farmer, Mark Means won the competition for the highest yielding field lifted before 30th November 2018 with a yield of 109.77 t/ha, while Lincs grower, James Fretwell, won the prize for the highest overall contract yield of 103.32 t/ha. Edward Hagues, Bayer campaign manager for root crops, congratulated the two growers on their performance describing it as truly remarkable given the difficult conditions that dominated during the 2018 season.“Both James and Mark proved that good performance takes good management. 2018 was undoubtedly a difficult year with a late winter ensuring drilling was a long and protracted affair while the hottest summer for more than 40 years meant many crops withered. “Despite these difficulties, James and Mark produced crops that yielded above the average for the season and they should be applauded for their attention to detail in ensuring…
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