Sugarbeet Report

For the last Sugarbeet Report, we’ll cover the ups and downs of the beet-season, including drought and Cercospora leaf spot impact, with Erik Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension Sugar Beet Specialist.

Joining us today, is Steve Rosenau, Vice President of Agriculture for American Crystal Sugarbeet Company. Steve will give us a recap of this year’s sugar beet crop, including drought impact and projections.

Thinking about good soil practices can pay off in the long run. Anna Cates, University of Minnesota Soil Health Specialist has some fall tips.

Fertilizer prices remain high and volatile. Who knows how available fertilizer will be for next season. Daniel Kaiser, University of Minnesota Extension soil scientist, has some fertilizer insight.

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

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

For many, disease and insects are a bit suppressed by the dry conditions. But the lack of water is also taking its toll on the beets. Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugar beet specialist, has the latest. 

A timely rain right now would go a long way for the entire crop, according to Joe Hastings, agronomist for the American Crystal Sugar Company. 

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

Does the hot dry weather change any sugar beet practices in controlling Cercospora? Providing guidance is Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the University of Minnesota and Northwest Research and Outreach Center in Crookston, MN.