A Tale of Two Crops

With sugarbeet harvest well underway, NDSU/University of Minnesota Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters says it’s a tale of two harvests. “The yields are very strong this year, especially in the northern end of the (Red River) Valley where we had pretty consistent rains. We’ll see some field averages in the 40-ton areas.” Early-season excessive rains in the southern part of the Red River Valley will likely have a negative impact. Peters expects sugar content to be okay. “They were modest in the beginning, but they’re starting to creep up a little.”