Beet Drilling Makes progress

John Claxton makes good beet progress at Proctor Bros” Onslow Farm, Long Sutton where manager Adrian Howell expects to have all 120ha (300 acres) sown by today (Apr 1). Advantage seed treatment, which has recently become cheaper, is now the farm”s standard practice on all varieties, including this Cinderella, to counter soil capping, he says.