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Thank you to the over 800 (❗️) growers who joined Friday's Emergency Grower meeting at less than 24 hours notice ⏰️ A reminder that we really are stronger when we are united 💪
#sugarbeet
#StrongerTogether
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Full house for NFU Sugar's meeting at
@NewmarketRace
tonight. Thank you to all growers for your continued support 💪. Roll on Lincolnshire Showground tomorrow 🙌
#UnitedWeStand
1
13
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Our chairman Michael Sly has issued this statement on the emergency application for neonicotinoid use on sugar beet in 2021
11
20
69
Today we had a great opportunity at No.10 with
@mhssly
and
@NFUPolitical
to talk all about UK sugar beet - the importance of homegrown sugar, the coordination needed across government to make precision breeding a reality and how free trade agreements affect UK beet growers.
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10
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Congratulations to
@mhssly
who has been re-elected for another one year term as NFU Sugar Board Chairman and to
@sjsmithfarms
who has re-elected as Vice-Chairman. Well done to you both.
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16
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🏆Thank you to all our growers who have pledged their support for the vital role of NFU Sugar in securing a fair sugar beet price for growers
📜We're delighted to see that in less than 48 hours we reached well over 1,000 pledges
✅We appreciate your continued support
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✅️ We welcome Defra's clear direction that all parties continue to follow the well established process to agree a sugar beet price
❗️This process cannot function effectively whilst British Sugar is making unilateral offers to beet growers outside of it
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*2024/25 Sugar Beet Contract Agreed* ✅💪
NFU Sugar Chair, Michael Sly 🗣️“I would like to thank growers for their overwhelming support. It should be clear to everyone that grower unity with NFU Sugar has delivered this deal."
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11
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Urgent message sent from Michael Sly, NFU Sugar chair, to all beet growers earlier today.
We are outraged that British Sugar contacted all growers earlier today and provided growers with a document which asserts to contain details of the 2024/25 Sugar Beet Contract Offer. (1/2)
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The
#sugarindustryprogramme2019
has finished for another year following presentation training & a farewell dinner. Thank you to a fantastic group, who have shared great ideas & made lasting friendships. We look forward to keeping in touch and sharing the
#BackBritishSugar
story!
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📢❄️Official confirmation that 2022 Frost Insurance policy has been triggered.❄️You do not need to do anything - All eligible growers have had a valid claim lodged. We are working with
@BritishSugar
to co-ordinate the claim. Look in your inbox for our joint message earlier today.
2
15
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Great morning with Stephen Lee, Amy Lee and James Thorp from AL.LEE for the
#sugarindustryprogramne
. Lots of discussion and it was great to see the system and to hear how it works for you
#Backbritishsugar
0
8
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Meet your NFU Sugar Board for 2019/2020.
We thank Nick Wells for his long standing service to NFU Sugar. Nick recently stood down from the board after nearly 19 years of steadfast commitment to growers.
0
7
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Merry Christmas from NFU Sugar - remember that our Beet Intake staff are on hand throughout the festive period to deal with your enquiries.
P.s If anyone is asking- putting hats on the photo was an excellent use of time!
#sugarbeet
#thetinselisreal
#BackBritishFarming
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5
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“British Sugar can be in no doubt of the strength of feeling amongst beet growers and support for NFU Sugar as the growers�� collective representative body” 🗣️ NFU Sugar Chair, Michael Sly.
An urgent update from NFU Sugar available here:
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11
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The homegrown sugar industry exists thanks to growers in the East of England from Ely to Easingwold and beyond👉Like and retweet these homegrown sugar industry facts.
#backbritishfarming
0
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An urgent update from NFU Sugar Chairman, Michael Sly, and Vice-Chairman, Simon Smith, on the 2024/25 sugar beet contract negotiation is available here 👇
2
20
37
Another packed NFU Sugar meeting at Lincs Showground last night 💯 Thanks to everyone who came and all growers for your continued support 💪
#UnitedWeStand
1
11
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UK sugar beet production; the home-grown success story for farmers and the environment.
#BackBritishSugar
#Farm24
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Here are some handy statistics to showcase our growers and UK sugar beet production for
#Farm24
.
#BackBritishSugar
@NFUtweets
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If you watch one Twitter video today, make sure it is this from
@wheat_daddy
summarising the desperate situation that UK sugar beet growers are in.
#backbritishfarming
#sugarbeet
The last of the 2020/21 sugar beet crop went into Newark factory a couple of days ago. Unless
@BritishSugar
listen to the growers, the end of another UK crop will be in sight.
@NFUSugar
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0
16
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Join 3000 British sugar beet growers and call on the government to abandon a proposed tariff free quota for raw cane sugar.
#BackBritishFarming
#sugarbeet
2
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Delighted to see ABF's trading update confirming
@ABSugarplc
2020/21 profits are substantially ahead of last year's strong performance, helped by
@BritishSugar
's strong sales in the UK this financial year. Plenty to go round.
0
11
32
"I would urge the government to rethink its decision on this quota and abandon its introduction, considering the devastating impact it could have on the thousands of sugar beet growers in the country." NFU Sugar chair
@mhssly
on the new UK import quota
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NFU Sugar would like to express its sincere condolences to the family of James Grant following his sad passing. A champion of the industry, defiant fenman, and a fantastic advocate for homegrown sugar beet.
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British Sugar will be temporarily pausing contracting and seed ordering for the 2024/25 beet contract from 10am on 22nd November 2023. This is in order to help facilitate negotiations with NFU Sugar and endeavour to agree prices and terms for next year’s contract.
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10
32
Congratulations to
@thelostbeaver
and Alison Lawson, Chair of the
@BBRO_Beet
Stakeholder Board who have both been elected to the NFU Sugar Board for a two year term. Read their thoughts here .
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11
32
Sugar beet sugar has a much lower carbon footprint that its cane counterparts.
#NFU20
#sugarbeet
#BackBritishSugar
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12
31
The NFU Sugar Board would like to welcome farmer
@Tom_Clarke
who has been co-opted to the board
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8
30
Michael Sly
@mhssly
has been re-elected as Sugar Board chairman.
Simon Smith
@sjsmithfarms
has also been re-elected as Sugar Board vice chairman.
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Thank you to everyone who attended the Sugar Industry Programme Alumni Dinner last night. Great opportunity for everyone to connect with their fellow SIP alumni.
#BackBritishSugar
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We have had a fantastic two days with the
#sugarindustryprogramme2019
at
#NFU19
. Lots learned, lots of interesting conversations had and lots of great company enjoyed
#BackBritishSugar
#BackBritishFarming
1
8
30
Well done William Martin on receiving the WABCG medal at the WABCG conference in London today
#WorkingfortheIndustry
#SweetSuccess
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12
30
🚨Michael Sly, Chair of NFU Sugar, explains in
@TheGrocer
why British 🇬🇧 sugar production is facing the greatest threat in its history 🚨
Link below 👇 or read this weekend's magazine
@mhssly
@FT
@FarmersWeekly
@FarmersGuardian
@FoodManufacture
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12
29
Are you icing your Christmas cake? Support British Beet growers with the limited edition Christmas Icing Sugar from Silverspoon
#BackBritishSugar
#Supportthereindeer
#SoCute
#HoHoHo
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16
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Make sure to tune in to
@BBCCountryfile
this Sunday to hear Alison Lawson, our NFU Sugar board member talking about growing beet at her farm in Norfolk
#Sugarbeet
#backbritishfarming
#backbritishsugar
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9
28
NFU Sugar has today sent a letter to Trading Standards stating our ongoing concerns that consumers are being misled by the labelling of Britannia packaged sugar.
#workingforgrowers
#sugarbeet
#backbritishsugar
#backbritishfarming
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Fantastic day out with
@NFUtweets
colleagues yesterday introducing them to the world of sugar beet! Thank you to
@sjsmithfarms
for a brilliant field visit and Dan Downs at
@BritishSugar
for a fascinating Wissington Sugar Factory tour.
#sugarbeet
#nfu
0
7
26
Hot off the press: in the August Beet Brief 📄 NFU Sugar Commercial and Market Insight Manager Arthur Marshall discusses the tight UK sugar supply 🤏 and increases in average sugar prices 📈
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9
25
Brazilian
#cane
#sugar
is not produced to the same standards as
#EU
#Beet
#sugar
. We stand with
@SugarBeetEurope
and
@COPACOGECA
in making sure its clear that we cannot allow
#MercosurENDGAME
negotiations. It will be
#EUFarmingGAMEOVER
.
@EUAgri
@PhilHoganEU
@JunckerEU
@Trade_EU
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12
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@ABSugarplc
results released today for 2020/21. Profits up from £100m to £152m in the same year as
@BritishSugar
's UK beet growers lost well over £43m income from yield losses related to Virus Yellows.
#partnership
? Now there is 13% less beet planted than 2020.
#shorttermthinking
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15
25
The campaign is finished for another year!
Well done to all the growers, contractors and hauliers for your sterling work getting the crop from field to factory
@BritishSugar
#BackBritishSugar
#BackBritishFarming
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7
26
“Gene editing provides the promise of a long-term solution to some of the toughest problems our industry faces. We are pleased to be given the opportunity to submit our views through the consultation.” Michael Sly, NFU Sugar board Chair
Learn more here
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9
24
Day 1 of the Sugar Industry Programme....beet reception, radio, tv and now social media
#SIP
#NextGen
#BackBritishSugar
0
11
22
Successful morning filming with
@mhssly
and the
@NFUtweets
Net Zero team ahead of
#nfuconference
!
#sugarbeet
#thatsawrap
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2
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Thank you
@DefraGovUK
for recognising the strength of our home grown sugar industry. Productive, efficient, collaborative and with the SIP; an industry with a strong future.
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10
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A healthy and profitable UK sugar beet industry not just delivers over 9,500 rural jobs in the East of England and the East Midlands it delivers for the farmed environment too
#BackBritishSugar
#Farm24
#sugarbeet
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15
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What does the 2021 contract mean for growers?
👍Virus Yellows crop assurance fund
👍Opportunity to pilot an innovative futures-linked variable priced contract, giving the ability to make own pricing decisions
👍Headline prices, adjusted for crown, comparable with last year
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20
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Are you homeschooling your children? Make sure to look at
@NFUEducation
's STEM resources. They are free of charge!
0
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24
We have arrived for our
#sugarindustryprogramme
Parliamentary reception. Looking forward to meeting lots of MP's!
#BackBritishSugar
#BackBritishFarming
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3
21
We are pleased to share the start dates for the 2019/2020 Campaign.
#Sugarbeet
#BackBritishBeet
#BackBritishSugar
1
11
22
Last week
@gdaniel0904
was welcomed into his new role as
@NFUnortheast
Sugar Chair. Pictured below speaking to
@JeromeMayhew
MP, George farms close to York and has been elected to represent growers across the region. Keep your eyes peeled for future
@NFUnortheast
sugar events
1
2
23
Good news for UK sugar beet growers! NFU Sugar and
@Britishsugar
, supported by
@BBRO
, have been successful in obtaining an Emergency Authorisation for use of Biscaya this year. Please see our website for a statement from our Chairman
@mhssly
#sugarbeet
0
9
23
Chair Michael Sly giving the UK's beet growers perspective on
#brexit
on a global stage at the inaugural
@sugaronline
#GlobalSugarSummit
2
7
23
Congratulations to
@sjsmithfarms
,
@thelostbeaver
and Sam Godfrey who have been elected to the NFU Sugar Board to represent all growers at this pivotal time for the homegrown sugar industry.
1
5
22
Today the board was together with
@sesvanderhave
near Lincoln.
@mhssly
@sjsmithfarms
@thelostbeaver
@LiddleGraham
@farmerkit
@ARoss_farm
@jamesnorthen20
Sam Godfrey Alison Lawson Paul Harper
0
3
22
Responding to the
@BritishSugar
announcement that growers will be paid at least £27/t for the 2022/23 crop,
@NFUSugar
Vice-Chairman
@sjsmithfarms
said:
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5
22
@NFUSugar
visit to the
@BritishSugar
Cantley factory. Thanks to the factory team for showing us around.
@sjsmithfarms
@mhssly
@jamesnorthen20
0
5
21
#Farm24
is about the individuals who work hard to
#Produceyourfood
. At NFU Sugar we are led by a grower elected Sugar Board that work on behalf of all UK Sugar beet growers to get the best deal for their farming colleagues.
#BackBritishSugar
#Proudtoproduce
#Sugarbeet
0
7
22
Wishing everyone a
#MerryChristmas
and a safe and productive
#NewYear
from all of us at NFU Sugar!
#tistheseason
#sugarbeet
#beetthat
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2
21
With
#Farm24
being about people in farming here is your NFU Sugar team! From the negotiating team, to the Sugar Board and the Staff team, we work for the best possible deal for UK sugar growers
#BackBritishSugar
.
0
15
22
NFU Sugar's
@mhssly
talking to reception guests on the strength of the SIP alongside the challenges of losing neonics & the UK not taking food for granted. As
@Minette_Batters
says "once you turn the food tap off it's very hard to turn it back on again"
#backbritishsugar
0
7
22
We are delighted to celebrate 10 years of the
#SugarIndustryprogramme2020
by announcing the application window is now officially open. All details can be found on the website: and please share!
#BackBritishSugar
#Sugarbeet
0
17
20
New highs reached by the 2023 UK futures linked beet price on
@Czapp_portal
, touching over £62/t today 📈 if you want to understand what's driving the sugar market, look out for the monthly Beet Brief from NFU Sugar 📊 including expert analysis from our board member Paul Harper
2
10
21
Thank you Minister George Eustice
@DefraGovUK
for speaking to the
#sugarindustryprogramme
especially acknowledging the importance of an ag-bill which needs to support our innovative and sustainable industry.
#backbritishsugar
0
5
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1
6
20
The 2nd day of the
#sugarindustryprogramme
finished with an excellent couple of hours with
@sjsmithfarms
and
@georgepalmer4
from Northfield Farms. Great to have Stephen Aldis
@BBRO_Beet
talking about harvester testing and managing in-field losses too.
#Backbritishsugar
0
9
21
British Sugar and NFU Sugar announce the 2019 sugar beet contract offer. Details can be found:
5
17
20
Great to welcome
@JeromeMayhew
, MP for Broadland, out on farm with
@ARoss_farm
to discuss Virus Yellows ⚠️ and Trade 🚢
#sugarbeet
#vypathway
1
7
20
Plant breeding in action! The
#sugarindustryprogramme2019
in the greenhouses of
@KWS_Group
#sugarbeet
1
3
20
📢Calling all 🇬🇧 beet growers! Join
@ProagriLtd
for our live Q&A with
@BritishSugar
MD
@kenward_paul
🗓️Wednesday 24th March
🕰️7pm
☑️Email nfu_wissington
@nfu
.org.uk to register
Whether you have 100t or 100,000t, from Sudbury to Spalding to Selby we need all your voices heard!
4
24
18
NFU Sugar is pleased to announce the addition of sugar beet benchmarking into the
@TheAHDB
Farmbench tool. Please read here for further information:
#Sugarbeet
#Farmbench
#cropbenchmarking
#BackBritishSugar
#BackBritishFarming
0
9
19
"Many growers will have sprayed recently, many harvesters will be undergoing maintenance and many hauliers already committed to other work" -
@mhssly
on
@BritishSugar
's new EDA which has come far too late to solve a problem known about since January
1
6
18
We are proud to produce high quality sugar beet and are delighted to celebrate it for
#Farm24
. Make sure to buy Red Tractor assured Silver Spoon sugar to support home-grown sugar.
#Proudtoproduce
#BackBritishSugar
0
11
20
Fantastic day at
@HolkhamEstate
with
#WABCG22
delegates representing beet and cane growers from around the world! 🌍🌎🌏 Thank you to
@Farming_Holkham
for the hospitality and insight.
#wabcg
#sugarbeet
#sugarcane
0
2
20
Come and visit NFU Sugar will be on the NFU Stand at Cereals 2017. All board and staff available to answer your questions.
#Cereals2017
1
9
19
Are you are sugar beet grower and attending
@NFUtweets
Conference? Make sure to come and join NFU Sugar,
@BritishSugar
& Anders Lindkvist, Secretary General of Betodlarna (Swedish Beet Growers Association) to discuss transparency within sugar beet supply chains
#Sugarbeet
#NFU19
0
15
19
"Hi, I’m Rebecca Baker and I am a Quality Assurance Inspector at Bury St Edmunds. My job is to help support the interests of growers on site and be a first point of contact for any concerns/queries. My favourite part of the job is the friendly NFU culture."
1
6
19
“This is an important step towards sustainable solutions to the key issues facing the UK sugar beet sector." Our chair
@mhssly
responds to
@DefraGovUK
announcement on future regulation. More here 👇
0
4
19
Fantastic to welcome
@DanielZeichner
to the
@BBRO_Beet
Virus Yellows trials yesterday
#vypathway
🚸. Thanks to
@a_blenky
@BusMatthewh
at Euston for hosting us to see some cracking looking
#sugarbeet
lifted afterwards 💪
#campaign23
0
5
19
Come join the Sugar Board and friends at Cereals 2018 for the 'Sugar Hour' between 10.30 and 11.30 on day 1! .
0
12
19
The Sugar Industry Programme 2019 is officially open for applications! All details can be found on our website:
#Sugarindustryprogramme
#BackBritishSugar
#sugarbeet
0
13
19
Thank you
@sesvanderhave
for hosting our Sugar Industry Programme 2016/2017.
#backbritishsugar
0
8
17
Missed our NFU Sugar session at
#NFU22
?
@nfusugar
@britishsugar
@BBRO_Beet
discussed our pioneering climate partnership. ⏰Read the highlights here👉
1
10
19
0
2
17
Head of NFU Sugar
@jamesnorthen20
talking to
@BBCFarmingToday
abut the impact of the loss of neonicotinoids and Brexit on sugar beet growers.
Head of
@NFUSugar
@jamesnorthen20
was on
@BBCFarmingToday
this morning kicking off their week-long look into British sugar beet. Listen again here:
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0
12
19
NFU Sugar is taking part in
#Farm24
to share the fantastic work of UK sugar beet growers. Make sure to get involved with your stories!
#BackBritishSugar
#Sugarbeet
@BritishSugar
@BBRO_Beet
@NFUtweets
0
11
19
🟥🚛In light of the unprecedented haulage challenges facing the industry, NFU Sugar vice chair Simon Smith has written to British Sugar calling for an increase to the Transport Allowance in the 2021/22 campaign. Read the full letter to British Sugar here👇
1
12
18
Great to see so many growers at
#cereals2022
. Thanks to
@BBRO_Beet
and
@BritishSugar
for joining us at sugar hour. On current negotiations
@mhssly
stated "we are making positive progress and hope to have a contract agreed sooner than we have seen in recent years".
0
4
19
Great to have our regional colleagues from
@NFUEastAnglia
@NFUEastMidlands
join us at the
@BritishSugar
Wissington Factory this week to learn more about how Wissington alone turns 2.5 million tonnes of beet into about 400,000 tonnes of white sugar!
#BackBritishsugar
#sugarbeet
0
2
19
Whether you currently work in, returning to or work with clients that grow sugar beet, the
#SugarIndustryProgramme
provides many benefits. For many of our Sugar Board members the SIP has been the stepping stone onto the Board
#Sugarbeet
0
7
19
Great to have
@paulbristow79
MP on farm with
@mhssly
and
@BritishSugar
today to talk all things
#sugarbeet
and to see the problems that UK growers are facing with Virus Yellows.
1
8
19
Out on farm this morning in Lincolnshire showing
@drcarolinej
the impact of virus yellows with
@NFUEastMidlands
#sugarbeet
Thank you
@drcarolinej
for meeting with
@NFUEastMidlands
#sugarbeet
growers and seeing the problems they are facing. Your support is much appreciated
@wheat_daddy
@charlieparkin9
@dannyosheaNFU
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9
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