Sugarbeet Report

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

How is the sugarbeet crop going for the Minn-Dak growing area? Emma Burt, Research Agronomist for the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative joins this week’s Sugar Beet Report to give us an update.

Today we’re discussing Cercospora leaf spot with Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the University of Minnesota and Northwest Research and Outreach Center in Crookston, MN.

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

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

Who said 2024 was supposed to be a La Nina year (warmer and drier year)? We have had tremendous amounts of rain dating back to mid-May. Today we will discuss the implications of rain on weed control in sugarbeet.

Today on the Sugarbeet Report, Harrison Weber, Executive Director of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, joins us to discuss the farm bill.

Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, joins the Sugar Beet Report to discuss the latest information concerning the development of the root maggot.

Today we have an update from the southern portion of the Valley. Mark Bloomquist, Director of Research for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative has the latest on crop emergence, plant populations and cover crops.

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.