Warm temperatures created challenges for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, with several heat delays forcing growers to harvest primarily during overnight hours. “We had maybe only a handful of days when we’ve been able to run 24 hours around the clock,” said Mark Bloomquist, research director, SMBSC. Bloomquist said yields are running above average, while sugar content is below average because of wet conditions and Cercospora leaf spot pressure.,
