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The author comments on the growing of sugar beet in Great Britain. Topics covered include the challenge posed by constructing a rotation that will satisfy the needs of good husbandry, the possible response by farms to the values of commodity crops and the disadvantages of harvesting cut flowers in open fields. Also mentioned is the challenge posed by the flower orders received from supermarkets.

The article presents updates on issues facing farms in Great Britain. As cereal crops are harvested preparation for the following crop will be underway. Soils will be very fragile and prone to compaction and structural damage. All the rainfall experienced is showing itself in many crops with classic nitrogen deficiency seen in potatoes and sugar beet. Many growers are applying either liquid or solid nitrogen to keep the canopy going a little longer.

Presents updates on arable farming in Great Britain as of May 2005. Information on several topics on crops that will be featured in the "Crops" magazine; Efforts of farmer Robin Gudgeon to supply water for potatoes at the Frederick Hiam Farms in Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire in Engalnd; Impact of cold weather on herbicide application in sugar beet.