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From Planting to CLS: A Southern Minnesota Update
Mark Boomquist, Director of Research for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, has an update from Southern Minnesota.
Soil-Borne Threats in Sugar Beets: What Growers Need to Know
Some of the common soil-borne diseases that affect sugar beet growers include Rhizoctonia and Aphanomyces root rot. Offering disease management strategy is Dr. Ashok C...
Cutworms, Wireworms & Root Maggots: Sugarbeet Pest Outlook
Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, discusses the latest information regarding early season pests and what to watch out for in your fields.
Beets vs. the Cold: Early Season Planting Challenges
Approximately 83% of the 2025 sugar beet crop in Minnesota and North Dakota has been planted. Tom Peters, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugar beet agronom...
The Politics Around Sugar Beets
The politics of growing sugar beets, Harrison Weber, Executive Director of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, has an inside view.
From Crookston: Sugar Beet Season Nears Start
Heather Dufault, Extension Agriculture Production Systems, University of Minnesota has an area update.
Start Clean, Stay Clean: Keys to Sugar Beet Weed Control in 2026
Tom Peters, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet agronomist, has a 2025 recap and a look into the 2026 season.
Finding the Sweet Spot in Soil pH
Daniel Kaiser, University of Minnesota Extension soil scientist, is researching the use of factory lime.
The Road to Planting Season
Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet specialist, is here to kick off the 2026 Sugarbeet Report season.