A new study has uncovered key genetic factors that influence both biomass and sugar content in sugar beet, a critical crop ...

Delegates at this virtual fringe heard how growers are adapting to new challenges at home and abroad. Speakers gave a global ...

Following DEFRA’s decision to deny the application for emergency authorisation to use the neonicotinoid-based Cruiser SB, farmers are being reminded of alternatives to help manage aphids and the ...

In-field yield mapping of root crops, such as sugar beet and potatoes, is tricky compared with grain crops, not least because ...

A University of Idaho report shows that 2024 was a mixed bag for Idaho’s 22,000-plus farms and ranches. Total farm-gate ...

The need for 'urgent' research and development of sustainable crop protection methods for sugar beet has been raised following Defra's recent neonic rejection.

Beet cyst nematode is an increasing threat to British sugar beet crops and growers are urged to ramp up soil testing efforts to identify problems and ...

It encourages all growers to "remove and destroy all potential sources of aphids and virus", such as in beet spoilage, cleaner loader sites and cover crops on fields near to sugar beet or ...

During his first week in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Researchers from Jiangnan University in China conducted a study suggesting that gut microbes, particularly the bacterium Bacteroides vulgatus, may play a role in sugar cravings and blood sugar ...

THAKURGAON, Jan 26, 2025 (BSS) - Farmers of Thakurgaon Sugar Mills observed Field Day-2025 titled "Cultivation of profitable sugarcane companion crops and advance sugarcane cultivation with modern ...

Sugar beet growers have hit out at a government ban on a pesticide used on sugar beet crops as "another blow" to the industry. The government has turned down British Sugar's emergency application ...