In Flevoland, quite a few arable farmers like to harvest their beets themselves. Mts. Smits from Luttelgeest uses a handsome Riecam RBM 230 for this, which still delivers excellent work. Photo: N. van der Boom

Planting tulip bulbs by Germaco from Bovenkarspel. In addition to the tractor, the planter also has its own John Deere receiver. Photo: N. van der Boom

Threshing grain maize by contractor Bart Sprangers from Hoogstraten. No matter how full the grain tank is, it still needs to be emptied. Photo: D. van Camp

Just an aesthetically beautiful combination of contractor Van Dijck from Loenhout, Belgium. Forage harvester, tractor and wagon perfectly matched. Photo: D. van Camp

Contractor Sturm-Jacobs from Wieringerwerf is busy harvesting sugar beets on Saturday 13 January. In the Noord-Holland polder, 4% of the acreage was still in the ground at the beginning of last week. Photo: D. van der Boom

On some plots the conditions are just adequate for harvesting. A relatively light machine on tracks can just drive there. Photo: D. van der Boom

Contractor Breure from Swifterbant is harvesting red beets for ERF BV in Lelystad at the beginning of November. Photo: N. van der Boom

Green manure plowing at arable farm De Zeeuw in Nagele. Plowing is carried out 1m wide in 3 corridor and clappers are immediately applied. In this way, 1 time is driven over the ground. Photo: N. van der Boom

Contractor Kools from Cadzand is harvesting and digging beets on 12 January. It is considered too late to sow winter wheat. Photo: K. de Nood

In this situation, a transfer truck is not an unnecessary luxury. Especially in the southwest, companies have invested. Photo: K. de Nood

Photo report Agrifoto.nl

Beet harvest continues unabated

19 January 2018 - Redactie Boerenbusiness

Contractors have done a lot of work last week. This by harvesting as much sugar beet as possible. Farmers, in turn, have tried to plow and sow wheat. The weather offered short-lived opportunities for that.

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Photo report Agrifoto.nl

Beet harvest continues unabated

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