Contract Farmer in Norfolk, UK. Chair, Director, Trustee. Husband to @carolinejculot.
Norfolk, UK
Joined October 2010
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Kit Papworth retweeted
Farmers finally strike contract deal with sugar factory bosses for beet prices ift.tt/u5AVZLG
Kit Papworth retweeted
@NFUSugar and @BritishSugar have concluded negotiations and agreed a deal for the 2027/28 sugar beet contract. Full details here: tinyurl.com/572k9t8y
Kit Papworth retweeted
Absolutely no doubt we are facing our worst beet yields ever. This crop is at 50% yield potential and that figure is dropping
Kit Papworth retweeted
Look at this packet.
A Union Jack.
“Made in the UK since 1878.”
Your average shopper could be forgiven for believing they are buying British sugar.
They are not.
We see this repeatedly with food.
Is agriculture affected by this more than any other industry?
#BuyBritish
Kit Papworth retweeted
“NFU Sugar is very concerned this means British Sugar will reduce its commitment to domestically grown sugar beet."
NFU Sugar Board Chair Kit Papworth (@farmerkit) responds to the proposed closure of the Cantley factory.
More here 👇
ow.ly/wh5u50ZqGVb
Kit Papworth retweeted
Wheat harvest finished on July 16 - could easily have done it yesterday as it happens.
Just squeaked over 6t/ha.
Dreadful!
Kit Papworth retweeted
NFU Sugar is urging all beet growers to complete British Sugar’s post-campaign survey. The survey is a valuable feedback tool, enabling industry to benchmark the BDS, monitor levels of satisfaction, and assess the value of the BDS to growers.
👉ow.ly/VWpY50XNgRL
Kit Papworth retweeted
NFU Sugar is extremely disappointed with the government’s decision to expand and extend the ATQ (Autonomous Tariff Quota) for raw cane sugar.
#BackBritishFarming
Learn more here👉ow.ly/Ntmm50XyFNt
Kit Papworth retweeted
🚨New contract agreed 🚨
Today we are announcing the 2026/27 beet contract 📝 agreed with @BritishSugar.
Kit Papworth, Sugar Chair 🗣️“This deal strikes a balance and offers growers choices to suit individual business circumstances”
Read more below 👇
nfuonline.com/updates-and-in…
Kit Papworth retweeted
“I am pleased we have managed to come to a negotiated agreement with British Sugar."
The @NFUSugar board chair Kit Papworth (@farmerkit) responds to the news of a deal agreed for the 2026/27 sugar beet contract.
Read more here 👇
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Kit Papworth retweeted
Farmers warned to watch their sugar beet crops for a destructive army of insect pests ift.tt/FBI98nl
Kit Papworth retweeted
NFU members | @NFUSugar board chair Kit Papworth has welcomed the appointment of Stephen Swainston to the role of Managing Director of The British Beet Research Organisation (@BBRO_Beet).
Read more👉ow.ly/WwUv50VNwJP
Kit Papworth retweeted
Wishing a Merry Christmas and productive new year to all our 2,000 beet growers, whether you have finished your #sugarbeet harvest for this year or are yet to start.
We may face challenges ahead in 2025 but we are strongest when we are united. @nfumidlands @nfueast @nfunorth
Kit Papworth retweeted
We are proud sponsors with @_CharlesStanley of tonight’s Lloyd Addison’s Moveable Feast in aid of @ParkinsonsUK
We will be raising a glass to Lloyd & also to the late Richard Hughes of the @Assembly_House.
Let’s hope we can all beat last year’s £21,000 fundraising total.
Kit Papworth retweeted
BREAKING 🚨 @NFUSugar and @BritishSugar have concluded negotiations and agreed a deal for the 2025/26 sugar beet contract.
More info here 👇
ow.ly/n3cv50SMb45
Kit Papworth retweeted
Opportunity to join the BBRO Field Team. bbro.co.uk/our-news-opinions…
Find us in the Innovation Hub @norfolkshow to hear more.
@BritishSugar @NFUSugar @Agri_Tech_E
Kit Papworth retweeted
🗣 "Beet has gone from a banker crop 5/10 years ago to a gambler crop" - @mhssly talking about the increasing variability in beet yields at the @SPGCI Geneva Sugar Conference alongside Elisabeth Lacoste of @SugarBeetEurope and Timothe Masson of @CGB_FR
Kit Papworth retweeted
Interesting news line about potential for capping SFI revealed by @Mark_Spencer today as a reply to a question from @caw_brown @Brownandcorural following the Minister’s address @RNAAuk Norfolk Farming Conference.
#NFC24 – at Easton, England
1) Farming Minister the Rt Hon @Mark_Spencer MP hinted the government are considering capping the amount of SFI available to farmers to ensure they are encouraged to keep producing food.
@RNAAuk #NFC24
Kit Papworth retweeted
‘Norfolk farmers, your country needs you!’
That was the call from @Mark_Spencer talking exclusively to @Brownandcorural ahead of next week’s Norfolk Farming Conference.
Read here: brown-co.com/view-news/we-re…
Buy tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/norfolk-f…
#farming #FoodSecurity #agriculture – at East, England
The Rt Hon @@Mark_Spencer MP gave us an exclusive interview ahead of next week’s @RNAAuk Norfolk Farming Conference.
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/3Org90i
Or to book tickets, visit: bit.ly/46BOdgJ
#farming #foodsecurity #agriculture
