Beet '22

[Devil's advocate]

Sand and Gravel,
Been an ongoing saga/ noose round our necks for more than 10 years.

Oh sorry.

I sort of assumed you would be paid well for it.

Yorkstone or clay for clap pipes locally.

Next door to us 6 inch of nice sandy soil, 6 inch of sand + big stones under that 26 foot of Gritstone & under that clay.

Would love to farm 8 inch of light soil on top of a clay subsoil if fitted with a good drainage system.

 

[robbie]

Oh sorry.

I sort of assumed you would be paid well for it.

Yorkstone or clay for clap pipes locally.

Next door to us 6 inch of nice sandy soil, 6 inch of sand + big stones under that 26 foot of Gritstone & under that clay.

Would love to farm 8 inch of light soil on top of a clay subsoil if fitted with a good drainage system.

Come to the brecks you can farm 8inches of sand on top of 8foot of sand or if your lucky you'll have chalk underneath

 

[Daniel]

What have people done about their futures linked beet for next season? Had an email earlier saying it’s got to £41.24/t. It’s a fair bit higher than it has been, lock in now?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Competition for the lowest sugar - 12.77%!

 

[Laggard]

The alcoholic % might be higher than that.

 

[alomy75]

Anyone know of any mulch equipped beet drills for sale? Ideally 6 row but will consider anything. New bog standard monopill 20k

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Well we’re done, managed to get 9 loads in off the last field this wk. Unfortunately got the first load rejected this morning, with only another 1-2 loads left on the slab. Hopefully the haulage and cattle men will clear up.

I do hope they’re not using this year’s average in the future, we only made 65% quota!

Got the field drilled yesterday, so all good. Cambs council can now shut the road for 8 weeks

 

[Flat 10]

Enjoyed the invitation to meet some bigwig and have bacon sandwiches and a factory tour at Bury on.....
March 15th! You can't make this stuff up. Not like we might be attempting to create a seedbed, or drilling or ferting or spraying beet.
Another BS own goal. Or it might be a ploy to keep those angry farmers away.......

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Enjoyed the invitation to meet some bigwig and have bacon sandwiches and a factory tour at Bury on.....
March 15th! You can't make this stuff up. Not like we might be attempting to create a seedbed, or drilling or ferting or spraying beet.
Another BS own goal. Or it might be a ploy to keep those angry farmers away.......

Had a phone call today from British sugar. Yet another fieldsman change.

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Enjoyed the invitation to meet some bigwig and have bacon sandwiches and a factory tour at Bury on.....
March 15th! You can't make this stuff up. Not like we might be attempting to create a seedbed, or drilling or ferting or spraying beet.
Another BS own goal. Or it might be a ploy to keep those angry farmers away.......

Probably won't get any seed until after 15th March

 

[robbie]

Already got my KWS varieties!!!

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Already got my KWS varieties!!!

Did you get an invite though?

 

[robbie]

Yes 15th of march. Despite there new top man saying he understands grower's and farming he can't a lot of idea as I'm sure 15th is the magical date they spout about in the book as being the optimum drilling date!!!

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Yes 15th of march. Despite there new top man saying he understands grower's and farming he can't a lot of idea as I'm sure 15th is the magical date they spout about in the book as being the optimum drilling date!!!

Perhaps he knows we will be covered in snow that day?

 

[tractorted2016]

Does anybody have left over sugar beet available? Looking for large quantity - slight frost damage is not a problem. Please call me to discuss 07870648861