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• Beetroot sowing delay in Lincs

  Drilling of beetroot, the key crop at Fleet Farm, West Butterwick near Scunthorpe, Lincs started only yesterday - a fortnight later than Chris Moore had hoped. But he remains hopeful that his 80ha (200 acres) of Pablo will achieve their 50t/ha (20t/acre... Posted Apr 25 2008, 10:01 AM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: Sugar beet, Barometer, East, Chris Moore, beetroot

• Haircut is main event in East

  Chris Moore's land has dried out well since this picture was taken at the end of January - and he's had a haircut! For Chris Moore, who runs the 486ha (1200 acre) Fleet Farm, at West Butterwick, near Scunthorpe, Lincs with his brother David, the... Posted Mar 12 2008, 10:44 PM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: Barometer, East, haircut, Chris Moore