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10/02/25 Season’s End: Sugarbeet Wrap-Up

This is the last Sugarbeet Report of the 2025 season. We’ll do an overview of the season with Erik Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Special...

09/25/25 Leaf Spot Lessons: Outmaneuvering Cercospora in Sugar Beet

Here to talk about this season’s Cercospora fight and prepping for next year’s growing season is, Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugar Beet Pathologist with the Northwest Res...

09/18/25 Digging Into Strip Till in Sugar Beets

Strip till or not to strip till? We will explore the good and bad of each. Here to guide us is, Lindsay Pease, Nutrient and Water Management Extension Specialist with ...

09/11/25 From Beets to Benefits: Cover Crop Insights

Growing cover crops in Sugarbeet can be challenging. Anna Cates, University of Minnesota Soil Health Specialist has the latest research.

09/04/25 Ganging Up on Cercospora: New Research and Strategies

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

08/28/25 Southern Valley Fields: Weather, Disease, and Yield Outlook

Let’s go south for an update from Mark Bloomquist, Director of Research for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative.

08/21/25 Rain, Roots, and Resistance: Managing Sugar Beet Diseases

Even this late in the growing season, Cercospora Leaf Spot is hanging around. Providing some advice is Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the Universit...

08/14/25 From Field to Factory: Sugar Beet Update

It’s the middle of August, what are those beets up to and what is the biggest threat? Let’s find out the latest with Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Exte...

08/07/25 Root Maggots and Beyond: Insect Insights for Sugar Beet Season

Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, discusses the latest information regarding sugar beet pests. 

07/31/25 The Weed Zapper: A Shocking Approach to Weed Management

Tom Peters, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugar beet agronomist, has an electric solution to weed escapes.

07/24/25 Cercospora Pressure Rises: What Growers Can Do

Ideal conditions for sugar beet is also good for Cercospora leaf spot. We’re talking with Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the University of Minnesot...

07/17/25 Visible Symptoms, Visible Threat: Managing Cercospora Leaf Spot

Cercospora just took another step, into the light. Let’s find out the latest with Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet specialist.

07/10/25 When Heat Meets Humidity: Cercospora’s Perfect Storm

Cercospora is enjoying the weather. We have an update from the southern part of the Valley. Emma Burt, is a Research Agronomist for the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative.

07/03/25 Fly’s Gone, But the Fight’s Not Over

The sugar beet root maggot is feeding on your crops and other insects are starting up. To guide us is Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist.

06/26/25 Weed Alert: Cercospora Leaf Spot is Locked and Loaded

Cercospora leaf spot is one of sugar beet’s arch enemies. Let’s find out the latest with Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet specialist.

06/19/25 Controlling Waterhemp Escapes in Sugar Beet

Tom Peters, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet agronomist, has three ideas for controlling waterhemp escapes.

06/12/25 Root Maggots and Springtails; a Sugar Beet Nightmare

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

06/05/25 Strong Start for Sugar Beets in Southern Minnesota

Mark Boomquist, Research Director for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, has an update from Southern Minnesota.   

05/29/25 Inside the Beet Belt: Industry Updates with Harrison Weber

Get ready for updates on winter beet processing, spring planting, and the farm bill. Joining us is Harrison Weber, Executive Director of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet...

05/22/25 Rain Rules Now but Diseases Develop Later

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...