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British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO)

The objective of the BBRO is to commission and implement research and knowledge exchange activities designed to increase the competitiveness and profitability of the UK beet sugar industry in a sustainable and environmentally acceptable manner. This is overseen by the Executive Board who are responsible for setting the levy.

The BBRO is a non-profit making company set up jointly by British Sugar plc (BS) and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).

The Stakeholder Board of BBRO is largely made up of representatives of the sugar beet industry with additional supporting expertise and provides an independent panel of experts to give both oversight of BBRO’s funded research and provide guidance on the selection of research priorities. The Stakeholder Board has access to a Technical Group, made up of independent external scientific specialists, and provides robust consultation on the quality of the science BBRO supports. BBRO is led by Dr Vicky Foster and the senior staff of BBRO oversee and monitor all internal and external projects.

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J R Grimsey farms were finalists in the 2018 Beet Yield Challenge and overall winners in 2019-20.

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BBRO joined with Agritech East for the two day Royal Norfolk Show

Disease prevention and extreme weather mitigation with data

Listen to the "Disease prevention and extreme weather mitigation with data" free podcast, hosted by Agri-TechE and featuring Crop4Sight CEO Paul Allen, Simon Bowen Head of Knowledge Exchange at BBRO, and Jonathan Jones, Sebastian Fairhead, and Agnieszka Witek who are all researchers at The Sainsbury Laboratory, on their work in potatoes and sugar beet.

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Aphids and bad weather: BBRO keen to share knowledge

Simon is keen to talk about the BBRO research that helped sugar beet farmers deal with the aphids and the potential for virus epidemic, as well as the increasingly unpredictable weather conditions. Seeing the opportunity to provide their knowledge to the wider farming community, the company is sponsoring this year’s Virtual Innovation Hub.

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BBRO at the Royal Norfolk Show

Take a look at BBRO's stand at the Innovation Hub 2020, which went virtual in response to the cancellation of the Royal Norfolk Show.

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Improving Soil Health; Potential Impact on Yield

BBRO joined forces with NIAB on the 7th September, inviting growers to attend a soils workshop with presentations from; Dr Elizabeth Stockdale, David Clarke and Dr Lydia Smith from NIAB; and Jamie Stotzka from PlantWorks Ltd.

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Grower update:

BBRO prepare the sugar beet industry for growing the crop without neonicotinoid seed treatments

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