With sugar beet lifting getting off to an early start as early contract beet was lifted, analysis indicates sugar content is being diluted by larger root weights this season
Winter barley leads the charge as farmers battle wet weather following scorching June
Ben Boothman is an independent agronomist and member of the Arable Advisor Group and the Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC), covering Yorkshire and the North East. He is BASIS, FACTS and BETA qualified and studied for a degree in agriculture and crop management at Harper Adams University.