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Articles tagged under: sugar beets

Earliest Start in a Decade

Published April 19, 2025

It wasn't a fit everywhere, but beets started going in the ground on the weekend of April 12-13. More acres were seeded as the week went on. "We're looking at generally an earlier start that's over the last 10-year average…
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SMBSC Crop is ‘Average’

Published September 20, 2024

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Jerry Trotter says dry weather has led to an average crop of sugar beets. "We've had dry weather, probably abnormally dry and abnormally warm. The quality of the crop delivered is…
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Sugar Content on the Rise

Published September 19, 2024

With such a wet growing season, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Mike Metzger says recent dry weather has helped with yield and sugar content. "Yields right now, they're all over the board. We've got guys that are lifting…
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Sugarbeets Prove Resilient

Published July 6, 2024

Hail hit portions of the central Red River Valley this past week. "Hail is devastating for the wheat crop, corn crop, maybe even the soybean crop," said Tom Peters, Extension sugarbeet agronomist. "Our sugarbeet crop can rebound from that." Peters…
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Wet Conditions Influence Beet Crop

Published July 6, 2024

Some farms have been luckier than others this spring. "It's hard to get a pulse on the sugar beets because things are changing so rapidly," said Tom Peters, Extension sugarbeet specialist. "I haven't gotten into the east side in Minnesota…
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Finished With Planting

Published June 8, 2024

While many farmers have faced soggy conditions this spring, Dan Younggren finished planting two weeks ago and says the weather in the Hallock, Minnesota area has been perfect. "Things look absolutely outstanding up here," said Younggren. "We have gotten timely…
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