BBRO News

Professor Mark Stevens will become interim Head of BBRO with immediate effect

BBRO are delighted to be able to support the latest InnovateUK sugar beet project to identify, develop and ultimately test new GE strategies to virus yellows.

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Dr Victoria Foster (Vicky), who has served as the Head of the BBRO for the past six and a half years, stepped down from her role effective from 30th August 2024

Industry gains emergency authorisation for an additional aphid spray for non-Cruiser SB treated crops.

The UK sugar beet industry has been granted approval for the use of Cruiser SB seed treatments, subject to conditions.

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BBRO work has shown that cover crops ahead of sugar beet can have a positive impact on soil properties, helping to improve soil structure, soil biology, organic...

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2023 has been a good year for the sugar beet crop, but with harvest around the corner now is not the time to be complacent, as Prof Mark Stevens explains there's a lot going on in the canopy of your beet.

BBRO have been offered the opportunity to follow Autonomous Agri Solutions and Sentry farming in their use of a Robotti autonomous robot.

The BBRO are pleased to be working with partners at the Norwich Research Park on a gene editing project for sugar beet.

Authorisation has been received for the use of Cruiser SB in 2023 should the aphid risk forecast reach threshold.

Dr Georgina Barratt announces the arrival of our first Carbon Flux Towers.

BBRO's 5 step plan to controlling Virus yellows.

The good work of BBRO sponsored PhD students has been highlighted recently following the publication of a scientific paper on water use efficiency by Dr Georgi...