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Hopes for sugar beet yields as trial and commercial crops perform well

Early signs signal good news for growers

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Sugar beet yields look promising across trial and commercial crops
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Sugar beet yields look promising across trial and commercial crops

Sugar beet is performing well despite late drilling and above average rainfall, according to early signs from both trials and commercial crops. According to SESVanderHave trials manager Wayne Tonge,...

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