Sugar beet is not covered by the exemptions allowed for fresh fruit and vegetables. Can I harvest sugar beet if the soil is waterlogged?
A. Sugar beet is not exempt from the regulations and may not be harvested on waterlogged soil. Q. Can you please clarify the definition of fresh vegetables under Paragraph 40 of the Cross Compliance Handbook for England. Presumably this would include potatoes and white cabbage grown for storage?A. As long as the crop is defined as fruit or vegetables, but isn’t one of the excluded items (potatoes, sugar beet, mangel, swede, turnip and fodder beet), it may be lifted to meet contractual deadlines or where the quality of the produce would otherwise deteriorate.
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