07/10/26 Sugar beet, flagstone walls, dairy show.

After months of negotiations, British Sugar and the National Farmers Union have agreed a price for sugar beetfarmers for 2027/28. It's lower than last year, with a one-year contract paying £28.50 per tonne for up to half of the contract tonnage. This compares with £30 a tonne for up to 65% on the current crop, and that's lower than the year before.So the price is falling. Sugar beet is grown mainly in Eastern England and all the crop is processed by British Sugar, sold under the bran