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09/28/23 Nick Arends

Joining us today, is Nick Arends, Director of Agriculture Operations for American Crystal Sugarbeet Company. We’ll talk to Nick about the growing season and transition...

09/21/23 Jodi DeJong-Hughes

Like any crop, sugarbeets prosper when grown in healthy soil. Tillage can make all the difference,  according to Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Extension Educator with the Univer...

09/14/23 Steve Rosenau

Joining us today, is Steve Rosenau, Vice President of Agriculture for American Crystal Sugarbeet Company. Steve will discuss crop progress, projections and a recap of ...

09/07/23 Melissa Wilson

This is the time of year many sugarbeet producers consider applying manure as part of their nutrient program. Joining us today, is Melissa Wilson, University of Minnes...

08/31/23 Mike Metzger

Sugarbeet pre-pile is well underway in the Minn-Dak area of the Valley. How is the sugarbeet crop going for the Minn-Dak growing area? Mike Metzger, Vice President of ...

08/24/23 Dave Franzen

Once a crop is harvested, growers should consider immediately following with soil testing, this according to Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension soil specialist. 

08/17/23 Todd Geselius

Todd Geselius, Vice President of Agriculture for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, joins the Sugar Beet Report to provide an update on growing conditions ...

08/10/23 Mark Botel

Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, joins the Sugar Beet Report to provide a summary of the root maggot and an update of other insects. 

08/03/23 Ashok Chanda

With recent rain and warm temps, Cercospora leaf spot may need another look. More details with Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the University of Min...

07/27/23 Quincy Law

A close relative to waterhemp is a growing advisory, Palmer Amaranth. We’re talking with Quincy Law, NDSU Assistant Professor specializing in invasive and noxious weeds. 

07/20/23 Vanitha Ramachandran

Today we’re talking about Rhizomania disease, not Rhizoctonia but a much more destructive culprit. We’re talking with Vanitha Ramachandran, USDA Research Plant Patholo...

07/13/23 Nate Wyatt

Today we’re talking about Cercospora leaf spot research with Nate Wyatt, USDA Research Plant Pathologist in the Sugarbeet and Potato Research Unit.

07/06/23 Ashok Chanda

Today we’re discussing Cercospora Leaf Spot with Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the University of Minnesota and Northwest Research and Outreach Cen...

06/29/23 Daryl Ritchison

Sugarbeet producers in the Valley are finally getting much needed rain. Daryl Ritchison, director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network, will talk about the...

06/22/23 Mark Boetel

Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, joins the Sugar Beet Report to discuss the impact of the sugarbeet root maggot this season. 

06/15/23 Tom Peters

Growers planted sugarbeet on averages several weeks later than usual. We have observed rapid growth and development due to warmer than normal air temperatures. But how...

06/08/23 Mark Boetel

Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, joins the Sugar Beet Report to discuss the latest information concerning the end of a record breaking root maggot season.

06/01/23 Ashok Chanda

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...

05/25/23 Mark Boetel

Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, discusses the latest information regarding early season pests and what to watch out for in your fields.  

05/18/23 Daniel Kaiser

Daniel Kaiser, U of M Extension Soil Scientist, talks about how sugarbeet emergence is impacted by spring nitrogen applications. 

05/11/23 Tom Peters

Will tiling stimulate development of waterhemp? Discussing this topics is Tom Peters, NDSU & U of M Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist.

05/04/23 Mark Bloomquist

Mark Bloomquist, director of research for the southern Minnesota beet sugar cooperative, talks about how the ideal number of plants per row will help to produce higher...

04/27/23 Daniel Kaiser

Daniel Kaiser, University of Minnesota Extension Soil Scientist, discusses nutrients and what are some of the options, especially with falling prices. 

04/20/23 Joe Hastings

Joe Hastings, agronomist for the American Crystal Sugar Cooperative discusses spring tillage. 

06/13/23 Tom Peters

Tom Peters, NDSU & U of M Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist talks about Nurse crops options. 

04/06/23 Tom Peters

Tom Peters, NDSU & U of M Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist talks about early weed management.