Articles tagged under: sugarbeets
Sugarbeet Harvest Picks Up This Week
Published August 14, 2018
Grand Forks, North Dakota farmer Paul Sproule is beginning the sugarbeet pre-pile harvest. Farmers can only harvest 68 percent of acres at this time. American Crystal Sugar Company lowered the limit due to sugarbeet yield estimates of 34 tons. "This is…Potatoes and Sugarbeets Could Use a Drink in Northeastern ND
Published August 2, 2018
Crops in the Park River, North Dakota area could use a shot of rain. Midwest Consulting owner Dave Svobodny says the potato crop is simply too dry. "The crop is holding it's own, but the area from Highway 17 north…Weed Resistance Still A Challenge for Sugarbeets
Published July 19, 2018
Sugarbeet producers need more products for post emergence weed control to compliment glyphosate. That’s according to NDSU Extension and University of Minnesota Extension Weed Control Specialist Tom Peters. Peters says weed resistance is still a big problem. "It's not just about…Root Rot Causes Problems for MN Sugarbeets
Published July 10, 2018
Extension Sugarbeet Specialist Mohamed Khan says the sugarbeet crop is pretty good in general. However, the Southern Minnesota Sugarbeet Cooperative area has been too wet. Root rot could be a problem for the crop. "It's so wet we can't even…Slow Planting, Successful Weed Control
Published June 25, 2018
Weed control in the sugarbeet crop has been fairly successful even with slow planting. Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters says weed control success varies by location. “It’s patchy. It depends on where you live and other factors: stands at planting,…The Sugarbeet Report
Published June 21, 2018
The Sugarbeet Report is brought to you by SESVanderHave, HELM Agro US and Corteva Agriscience. This week, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Tom Knudsen says excess rain is causing problems in this year's beet crop.A Variable Beet Crop
Published June 21, 2018
The sugarbeet crop is variable in the Minn-Dak growing region. Vice President of Agriculture Tom Knudson says this crop is closer to a normal crop. "It was two phenomenal years for growth and the crop. No predictions and no projections on…RRV Sugarbeet Farmers Monitoring Disease Pressure
Published June 18, 2018
The sugarbeet crop in the Red River Valley is progressing ahead of last year. American Crystal Sugar Company’s board chairman and Fisher, Minnesota farmer Curt Knutson says growers were spot-on for beet planting. The recent rain should carry the crop…A Variable Sugarbeet Crop in the RRV
Published June 6, 2018
University of Minnesota and NDSU Extension Agronomist Tom Peters says sugarbeets in the southern part of the Red River Valley stretching into western Minnesota have some stand establishment problems. The problems were likely caused by the weather at planting. "Some…