Sugar beet yields

[DrWazzock]

Thankfully the little bit of surface moisture has softened it enough to let the Opel wheels in. Otherwise it would be unharvestable on the heavy areas here. No clods either. Can run at any depth without picking clods up. First time I have known this. Only cultivated 3" deep with terradisc. No real rain since drilling. If I'd ploughed the sand I reckon it would be so loose and dry now the beet would be knocked over by the topper.

 

[Flat 10]

As you say Dr Wazzock, the beet are using up the moisture from each rainfall event (8-12mm) in a week to ten days.
I have never seen this effect before. Next year the fields will be all yellow by now without any neonics, so the problem won’t arise!

You are a ray of sunshine. To be fair I share your concerns and until they reinstate neonics or breed resistance I think record yields are a thing of the past

 

[Sonoftheheir]

You are a ray of sunshine. To be fair I share your concerns and until they reinstate neonics or breed resistance I think record yields are a thing of the past

Can only drive the price up in the long term surely?

 

[Hindsight]

Can only drive the price up in the long term surely?

Will it? World Price and availability of Sugar? Will Mr Gove impose tariffs / qoutas on imports from third countries? Non EU and post March 2019 EU?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Will it? World Price and availability of Sugar? Will Mr Gove impose tariffs / qoutas on imports from third countries? Non EU and post March 2019 EU?

I don’t know, but if the potential yield drop across Europe happens then I can’t see the prices getting lower than now?

 

[Brisel]

BS will gain from the uplift in price in sugar though will have less sugar to sell. The growers get the same price regardless.

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

BS will gain from the uplift in price in sugar though will have less sugar to sell. The growers get the same price regardless.

We will just import more cane sugar?

 

[DrWazzock]

It might hasten the development of virus resistant varieties. It does seem a bit of a shame that we have to kill the aphids when they are only the virus vector not the primary pest. Those aphids are also a food source for insects up the chain.

Where there's a will there's a way and all that.

 

[Honest john]

Not lifted any yet here, waiting for rain.

Neighbour lifted Thursday & they look to be very small roots.

 

[DrWazzock]

About 60t/ha here on headlands and hedge sides. It should get better in the main part of the field. Sugar 17.5%, dirt tare 2% with no cleaner loader.

 

[Jamin]

First lift here went in at 74t/ha adjusted with 19% sugar. Beet off another farm went in at 61t/ha adjusted with similar sugar content.

 

[Flat 10]

First lift here went in at 74t/ha adjusted with 19% sugar. Beet off another farm went in at 61t/ha adjusted with similar sugar content.

First few loads only averaging 17.6%
Came out better than I thought and root yield seems ok

 

[Flat 10]

Anybody else struggling to log in to beet account? Apparently been down for essential maintenance for 24hrs now?

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Anybody else struggling to log in to beet account? Apparently been down for essential maintenance for 24hrs now?

Sounds like the beet factories, lack of maintenance out of season!

 

[traineefarmer]

i saw a very 'toppy' clamp today....how are they on this nowadays

They love them
Look like cack though.
"topping scar should be size of £2 coin" or some such chat

I'm pretty anal about getting the topper set perfectly and reckon I hit the £2 coin target on a good majority of the beet lifted. Our clamp still looks pretty green in places though. On the BS portal I have two loads flagged as over-crowned!

Sod' em. I won't bother sharpening the knives on the next batch lifted and they can pay me for some top.

 

[Hindsight]

I'm pretty anal about getting the topper set perfectly and reckon I hit the £2 coin target on a good majority of the beet lifted. Our clamp still looks pretty green in places though. On the BS portal I have two loads flagged as over-crowned!

Sod' em. I won't bother sharpening the knives on the next batch lifted and they can pay me for some top.

I am of an age where the main concern was getting top tare and thus in uneven beet we sliced off a good proportion of perfectly acceptable roots. This relatively new system where top is accepted is great. More of the beet delivered - paid for and thus more efficient use of the crop inputs - well that is my take. Why do posters on here find fault and refer to as 'cack'. I am much confused. But then much in life I find contrary and confusing. My age and mental capacity me thinks.

 

[Flat 10]

I am of an age where the main concern was getting top tare and thus in uneven beet we sliced off a good proportion of perfectly acceptable roots. This relatively new system where top is accepted is great. More of the beet delivered - paid for and thus more efficient use of the crop inputs - well that is my take. Why do posters on here find fault and refer to as 'cack'. I am much confused. But then much in life I find contrary and confusing. My age and mental capacity me thinks.

I agree but if you read it I said it looks like cack, bit strong but definitely look messy.

 

[Hindsight]

I agree but if you read it I said it looks like cack, bit strong but definitely look messy.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (fortunately!)

As a boy I could not plough furrow or drill straight. My father used to say that wheat grew as well in bendy rows as straight rows - and indeed yielded more as there were more plants and as for the ploughing he would say I was just wandering a bit boy. So I am used to messy!! Best wishes,

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Results for first field -

30.75t acre @ 17.65 sugar.

 

[robbie]

Results for first field -

30.75t acre @ 17.65 sugar.

I assume your quite pleased with that considering the season. I know I would be.