There is some concern for potential frost damage as sugarbeets start to grow in southern Minnesota. University of Minnesota and NDSU Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters says there are two growth stages of sugarbeets that are the most vulnerable to frost. “Where the hypocotyl is extending up through the soil and it’s just starting to peek through. If there are more advanced sugarbeets, maybe at the two leaf stage, I think that’s where we’re concerned,” says Peters. “The sugarbeets that have just started to sprout are at a low level of concern in my book.” Extension recommends farmers closely monitor fields for damage a few days following a frost.
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