Sugarbeet Report
In the latest Sugarbeet Report, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Specialist Eric Branch provides an update on Cercospora leaf spot and its impact on the region. Click here.
Articles tagged under: cercospora leaf spot
The Sugarbeet Report
In this week's edition of the Sugarbeet Report, Simplot Grower Solutions Crop Advisor Ryan Van Eps has an update on the beet crop and outlines the disease management strategy. Listen to the report.
Proactive CLS Approach Encouraged
Sugarbeet growers in the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative growing region are reporting a promising crop despite severe spring wind events that forced significant replanting. "Roughly ten percent of our acres needed to be replanted this year, which is about five times…
Aggressive CLS Management Plan Advocated
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative growers were forced to replant five percent of their acres. Director of Research, Mark Bloomquist, said young beets were especially vulnerable during the height of the wind events. "The most affected fields were on the…
Corteva Launches New Cercospora Control
The EPA has approved the registration of Corteva’s Verpixo fungicide with Adavelt to control Cercospora leaf spot in sugarbeets. This product has a new mode of action, which will strengthen the farmers’ resistance management strategy. Verpixo fungicide with Adavelt is…
CLS Management Continues in Beets
During pre-pile, American Crystal Sugar Company typically lifts 15-to-18 percent of its sugarbeet crop. The factories began slicing beets just over a week ago. ACSC has taken a cautious approach due to the heat. With the wet conditions, there have…
The Sugarbeet Report
Cercospora leaf spot is a serious and destructive foliar disease in sugarbeets. In this week's Sugarbeet Report, American Crystal Sugar Company General Agronomist Joe Hastings advocates a proactive approach to for Cercospora control. Click here to listen to the report.
Getting Ahead of the Cercospora Threat
With the amount of moisture this season, UPL Territory Sales Manager Andrew Easton said there is significant Cercospora Leaf Spot pressure."I would say growers have been more on the defensive side where they've started their applications earlier. I was getting…
Perfect Conditions for Cercospora Leaf Spot
According to Belchim USA President Tom Wood, conditions are ripe for disease pressure in sugarbeets. "What we hear about the Red River Valley is extraordinary amounts of rain and cool with other days hot and humid, it seems like this…
Sugarbeet Report
In this week's Sugarbeet Report RRFN visits with NDSU Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist Ashok Chanda about the threat of Cercospora Leaf Spot. "Get some of the applications right now just before row closure." Listen to the report.
