Limagrain UK is announcing the addition of three new sugar beet varieties to the BBRO Recommended List for 2016. All three varieties BTS 470, BTS 340 and BTS 775 are high yielding in their respective market segments and offer growers three distinct and unique offerings in terms of output and management ease.
All three varieties are bred by Betaseed GmBH, the European arm of the most successful sugar beet breeder in the US, for whom Limagrain is the marketing agent in the UK.
Limagrain UK sugar beet consultant Bram van der Have believes that these three varieties provide growers with a choice of top yielding varieties whilst offering a range of agronomic characteristics to suit specific on-farm and market situations.
“During these times when growers are being encouraged to push for the highest yields to dilute costs of production, it is important to choose varieties that will not only produce these top yields but also offer sound agronomics to allow the crop to get off to a good start as 70% of the crop’s potential is decided at drilling, so by choosing the right variety and getting drilling conditions right, there’s no reason why sugar beet shouldn’t remain a mainstay in the cropping programme of many farms in East Anglia.”
