The Sugar Beet (Research and Education) Order 1992

SCHEDULEPROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 1992—93 OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN MATTERS AFFECTING THE GROWING OF HOME-GROWN BEET

PART IPROJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE PERSONS OR BODIES DESCRIBED IN RELATION THERETO AND ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE TO BE INCURRED IN CARRYING THEM OUT

£££
A. RESEARCH
1. Agronomy, physiology, nutrition, and pest and disease control: Broom’s Barn Experimental Station1,145,850
Less income from Broom’s Barn Experimental Station

116,625

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1,029,225
2. Variety and other trials: National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge127,500
Less income from National Institute of Agricultural Botany

3,500

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124,000
3. Crop Husbandry: Morley Research Centre62,218
4. Physiology, rhizomania disease, and aphid resistance: Rothamsted Experimental Station125,120
5. Antidobies for beet mild yellowing virus: MAFF, Central Science Laboratory, Harpenden12,551
6. Cover crops before beet: ADAS Gleadthorpe Experimental Husbandry; Farm1,942
7. Lifting mechanisms and harvester design: ADAS Mechanisation Unit, Silsoe18,350
8. Control of weeds and wind erosion of soil: ADAS Arthur Rickwood Experimental Husbandry Farm31,534
9. Effects of straw incorporation and nigrogen from pig manure and slurry: ADAS Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm15,456
10. Seed treatment trials, soil cultivation strategies, herbicide and fertiliser trials, crop production and agronomy, variety assessments and machinery development: British Sugar p.l.c.

314,482

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1,734,878
B. EDUCATION
1. British Sugar p.l.c.145,518
2. Broom’s Barn Experimental Station240,775
3. Morley Research Centre

20,000

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406,293

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2,141,171

PART IIESTIMATE OF GENERAL EXPENSES

£££
1. Travelling and subsistence expense of member and officers of the Sugar Beet Research and Education Commitee and its sub-committees9,710

2.  Administrative charges:

(a)Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

27,980

(b)National Audit Office

3,575

(c)National Investment Loans Office

4,890

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36,445

3.  Institut International de Recherches Betteravières (IIRB):

(a)Subscriptions

16,140
  • Less recoverable subscriptions

2,120

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14,020

(b)Expenses and visits

11,250

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25,270

4.  Other Items:

(a)Visits abroad (excluding IIRB)

3,983

(b)Contingencies

74,421

(c)Redundancy costs

118,000

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196,404
b/f from Part I

2,414,171

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Estimate of amount of expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the programme

2,409,000

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