Sugar Beet 2020

Breckland Boy

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Breckland
Waved goodbye to some beet yesterday and today. Hopefully the wind will drop and not cause any more losses.
Beet have yellowed with the wind, low overnight temps and herbicide and to cap it off aphids have been spotted by the fieldsman this pm.
A rain would be most welcome.
 

Drakey

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Arable Farmer
Location
Norfolk
This was my beet Saturday morning, but desperately need a spray! Don’t think I’ll do until end of the week with all this wind .
 

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Flat 10

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Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
Aphids aphids everywhere. Winged by the dozen of varying sorts and a few wingless ones but not at threshold yet. Are black ones as much of a problem as peach ones? Scary to see so many. Anyone brave enough to mix insecticide with herbicide? Joking apart it’s going to make things rather difficult.
 

robbie

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BASIS
I'm sure I've read a bulletin from somewhere recently and it said about the inclusion of teppeki with herb but only at half rate... it could have been the UPL beet bulletin, I'll have to have a root about.
 

Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
I'm sure I've read a bulletin from somewhere recently and it said about the inclusion of teppeki with herb but only at half rate... it could have been the UPL beet bulletin, I'll have to have a root about.
Latest advice is Biscaya, teppeki, incyst as a program. Don’t fancy that much!
 

Breckland Boy

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Breckland
Drilled 12th March. Barely moved this last 10 days but they are putting down a good tap root. Due to get some Mn and Mg this week and the question is can I add insecticide as well?
 

Breckland Boy

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Breckland
The kortessa are at the east end of the field and haven't suffered from the easterly winds. I can't say they are better unfortunately.
Advanced part of the field is 6 leaves and the damaged 4.
 

robbie

Member
BASIS
Mine are now 1st pair of true leaves. I sprayed them Friday evening and you can tell as the beet are a bit yellow and stood up..... the fat hen bind weed and red shank still looks healthy thought[emoji26]
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On the plus side Ive got a very good plant of beet with very few gaps but I have got a few doubles coming out of one seed which is annoying.
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Breckland Boy

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Breckland
Mine are now 1st pair of true leaves. I sprayed them Friday evening and you can tell as the beet are a bit yellow and stood up..... the fat hen bind weed and red shank still looks healthy thought[emoji26]View attachment 873738
On the plus side Ive got a very good plant of beet with very few gaps but I have got a few doubles coming out of one seed which is annoying.
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Noticed a few doubles here this morning. Particularly the kortessa.
 

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