BBRO BeetCast

An insight into the world of sugar beet production in the UK, hosted by the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO). This monthly production provides an overview of the industry with timely updates and future forecasts to support sugar beet growers. Hear from BBRO scientists and the field team, plus grower updates and industry comment.

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Recent Episodes
  • BeetCast May: Impacts of water use
    Apr 30, 2025 – 20:55
  • BeetCast April: Unpicking seedling diseases
    Mar 31, 2025 – 21:52
  • BeetCast March; Covering off cover crops and planning early weed control
    Feb 28, 2025 – 26:07
  • BeetCast February: Detail, detail, detail - delivers
    Feb 2, 2025 – 20:17
  • BeetCast January: Concentrating on the detail for 2025
    Jan 3, 2025 – 15:39
  • BeetCast December: Farming - one of life's universities
    Nov 29, 2024 – 20:11
  • BeetCast November: BBRO's wish list
    Oct 31, 2024 – 15:52
  • BeetCast October: Seeds of change
    Sep 30, 2024 – 24:06
  • BeetCast September: Using RL data to make your variety choices.
    Aug 30, 2024 – 19:00
  • BeetCast August: From cover crops to a lifetime of covering crops
    Jul 31, 2024 – 30:37
  • BeetCast July: Spots and Dots!
    Jun 28, 2024 – 26:09
  • BeetCast June: Time for a 'mardle'
    May 31, 2024 – 19:03
  • BeetCast May: The trialling choice of tillage
    Apr 29, 2024 – 25:00
  • BeetCast April: Preparing for an invasion
    Mar 28, 2024 – 19:58
  • BeetCast March: Drilling into the detail
    Feb 29, 2024 – 54:17
  • BeetCast February: Getting to grips with a harvester
    Feb 1, 2024 – 23:11
  • BeetCast January 2024: What's happened to my sugars?
    Jan 10, 2024 – 36:13
  • BeetCast December 2023: Cover crops and responsible use of glyphosate
    Dec 1, 2023 – 28:01
  • BeetCast November 2023: Machinery fest for BBRO trials team
    Nov 1, 2023 – 14:56
  • BeetCast October 2023: Virus Yellows solution?
    Oct 2, 2023 – 15:36
  • BeetCast September 2023: Robotics coming to sugar beet?
    Sep 1, 2023 – 18:25
  • BeetCast August 2023: Shaping your seed choice through variety traits
    Aug 1, 2023 – 21:24
  • BeetCast July 2023: Keeping your canopy healthy
    Jul 1, 2023 – 22:58
  • BeetCast June 2023: BBRO in-field
    Jun 1, 2023 – 30:32
  • BeetCast May 2023: Actively monitoring to safeguard the sugar beet crop
    Apr 27, 2023 – 19:18
  • BeetCast April 2023: Unique opportunity to plug supply gap
    Apr 1, 2023 – 16:44
  • BeetCast March 2023: Drilling into the detail
    Feb 28, 2023 – 23:58
  • BeetCast February 2023: A holistic approach
    Feb 1, 2023 – 12:24
  • BeetCast January 2023: Looking forward to the future of sugar beet
    Jan 2, 2023 – 24:31
  • BeetCast December 2022: Sugar Beet Heaven!
    Dec 1, 2022 – 19:41
  • BeetCast November: Prepare for Beet
    Oct 31, 2022 – 20:38
  • BeetCast October: Monitor closely and lift accordingly
    Sep 30, 2022 – 14:46
  • BeetCast September: Balancing variety choices
    Aug 15, 2022 – 15:44
  • BeetCast August: Making the most of final canopy growth.
    Aug 1, 2022 – 25:22
  • BeetCast July: Potential impact of Virus yellows on the 2022 crop.
    Jul 1, 2022 – 13:51
  • BeetCast June: Using this year's crop to determine future variety choices
    Jun 1, 2022 – 13:12
  • BeetCast May: A grower's perspective
    May 3, 2022 – 20:51
  • BeetCast April: Giving aphids their marching orders off beet
    Apr 1, 2022 – 13:55
  • BeetCast (March): Managing the sugar beet crop, with and without Cruiser SB
    Mar 3, 2022 – 18:02
  • BeetCast (February): Positive start to the beet season ahead.
    Feb 1, 2022 – 15:13
  • BeetCast (January): Informed decisions lead to better crop management
    Jan 3, 2022 – 21:57
  • BeetCast May: Impacts of water use
    Apr 30, 2025 – 20:55
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