Articles tagged under: Tom Peters

Smarter Harvesting

Published March 21, 2025

At this year's International Sugarbeet Institute, NDSU Extension unveiled a new custom-designed research sugarbeet harvester.  "We wanted to improve the quality of our data," said NDSU/University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters. "In research, quality of data is always…
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Battling Glyphosate Resistant Weeds

Published January 22, 2025

For NDSU/University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters, kochia remains one of the biggest weed worries. "We don't really have very good tools, especially for controlling glyphosate-resistant kochia," Peters told RRFN. "The one product that we've been working on…
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Weed Control is Not the Place to Save Money

Published January 18, 2025

Common Ragweed is one of the three major glyphosate-resistant weeds in the Northern Plains. University of Minnesota-North Dakota State University Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters says the timing of herbicide application could make all the difference. "Our most important herbicide is…
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A Tale of Two Crops

Published October 9, 2024

With sugarbeet harvest well underway, NDSU/University of Minnesota Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters says it's a tale of two harvests. "The yields are very strong this year, especially in the northern end of the (Red River) Valley where we had pretty…
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Sugarbeet Report

Published July 26, 2024

In this week's Sugarbeet Report, RRFN interviews NDSU/University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters about late-season weed control and Cercospora leaf spot applications.  Listen to the report. 
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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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Sugarbeet Report

Published May 13, 2024

Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Dr. Tom Peters is featured in this week's Sugarbeet Report. Peters discusses the rain and how it has affected weed control. "There's a lot lambsquarter out there; kochia has been more spotty and I don't see it…
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Sugarbeet Report

Published April 26, 2024

Extension agronomist Tom Peters is part of the Sugarbeet Report this week discussing weed control. The activation of preemergence herbicides can be tricky.
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