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Nickerson-Advanta Ltd supports the Fairplay farm saved seed initiative
which seeks to establish a level playing field on which all farmers contribute fairly to the cost of breeding new varieties irrespectively, whether they use farm saved or certified seed.
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Sugar Beet
Nickerson Sugar Beet Seed Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of Nickerson Advanta is the exclusive UK marketing agent for Sugar Beet varieties introduced by Betaseed Inc - the most successful sugar beet breeding company in the US. With the benefits of a very large screening and seed production programme in Europe, Betaseed have developed an excellent range of varieties, which now account for a significant share of the European market.
Nickerson have had significant success with the varieties Concept, Chorus and Sweet in the past. Pernilla is a main stay variety in the 2007 UK Sugar Beet production. The newly recommended variety Goya is a very promising addition to the Nickerson portfolio offering a significant improvement on existing commercial varieties.
