Sugarbeet Report

The Sugarbeet Research and Education Board, who are they and what do they do?  Let’s find out with our guest, Robert Vivatson, President of the Sugarbeet Research and Education Board.

Cercospora leaf spot symptoms and stormy weather are hitting sugar beet crops. Let’s find out the latest with Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugar beet specialist.

Tom Peters, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugar beet agronomist is retiring. We’ll hear about his journey. 

The sugar beet root maggot is feeding on your crops and its numbers are on the rise. Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist has the latest.

Cercospora leaf spot symptoms are not showing in the sugar beet fields…yet. Let’s find out how the sugar beet crop looks with Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet specialist.

Today we’ll discuss sugar beet agronomy and weed control in sugar beet with Tom Peters, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugar beet agronomist.

Here with an update is Emma Burt, Research Agronomist for the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative. 

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

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

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 Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the University of Minnesota and Northwest Research and Outreach Center in Crookston, MN.