Articles tagged under: sugarbeets
Later Planting Season, Lower Yield Projections
Published March 22, 2019
Local sugarbeet growers may want to double check seed needs before planting. Ses VanderHave sales manager Nick Revier says the later the planting season, the lower the yield projections will be. "Sugarbeet growers may have to compensate by planting a…Spring Fieldwork a Focus at International Sugarbeet Institute
Published March 20, 2019
The International Sugarbeet Institute is a time for farmers to connect ahead of planting. There is hope sugarbeet growers can get in the field by mid-April. "The weather seems to be cooperating, because it's starting to warm up slowly," said…Waterhemp Showing Resistance to Group 15 Herbicides
Published February 12, 2019
The University of Illinois has discovered waterhemp resistance to the Group 15 herbicides. Tom Peters, an agronomist specializing in weed control for NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension, says this is very concerning. "These are these are herbicides we're using for water…Farmers Doing Well Managing Cercospora
Published February 12, 2019
The University of Minnesota Extension and NDSU Extension are hosting a series of Sugarbeet Growers Seminars in the next couple of weeks. Sugarbeet specialist Mohamed Khan says beet growers have done a good job on Cercospora leaf spot. "In the northern…Biotech Labeling Standards Being Finalized
Published December 10, 2018
USDA’s biotech labeling standards for food ingredients are being finalized. The sugar industry expects the regulations to be published in the next few weeks. American Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Vice-President Luther Markwart says sugarbeet growers continue to advocate that products…Cold, Wet Harvest Impacts Sugarbeet Payment Forecast
Published December 7, 2018
The forecasted sugarbeet payment for the 2018 American Crystal Sugar Company crop is $48 per ton with a $4 unit retain. ACSC President and CEO Tom Astrup said it’s a lower payment because of many little reasons and two big…Minn-Dak Expects to Increase Acres in 2019
Published December 6, 2018
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative held its annual meeting this past week in Fargo. Newly-elected board chairman Pat Freese says the 2018 sugarbeet crop averaged just under 27 ton and 16.5 percent sugar per acre. "Mother Nature threw us a curveball at…Minn-Dak Sugarbeet Growers Wrap Up Harvest
Published November 9, 2018
Minn-Dak Cooperative sugarbeet growers have finished harvest, and Vice President of Agriculture Tom Knudson says it was a slow one. "The first three-fourths went really good, but then it rained and the ground wouldn't dry out. There wasn't much progress…Ada, MN Farmers Working Through Harvest Challenges
Published November 6, 2018
Based at Ada, Minnesota, West Central Ag Services agronomist Mike Nelson says farmers are trying to wrap up sugarbeet harvest. "In general tonnage has been good, but sugars are a little poorer in the late part of the season," says…